Order  Vll.  GRALL  JC. 
Family  lY.  Palamedeid^. 
Th 
® second  Subfamily, 
PALAMEDEINiE,  or  Screamers, 
nave  tbe  p* 
ii  short,  with  the  culmen  sloping,  and  curved  to  the  tip,  and  the  sides  compressed ; the 
^ ^s-rge,  placed  in  a membranous  groove,  lateral,  and  exposed ; the  Wings  rather  lengthened,  with 
^®Ver  ^ with  two  strong  spurs  ; the  Tail  moderate ; the  Tarsi  lengthened,  robust,  and 
'ane  riumerous  small  scales ; the  Toes  lengthened,  the  anterior  ones  united  by  a short  mem- 
br 
’ ^bie  Claws  long  and  curved. 
Palamedea  Linn.^ 
bort,  with  the  culmen  elevated  and  curved 
sid  ' culmen  elevated  and  curved  to  the  tip,  which  projects  beyond  the  lower  mandible  ; 
^oove  ^^’^P^^^sed,  and  the  gonys  short  and  straight ; the  nostrils  placed  in  a large  membranous  nasal 
®bortgj.  ^th  the  opening  large,  lateral,  and  oval.  Wings  long  and  ample,  with  the  first  two  quills 
^bortep  fliird  and  fourth,  which  are  the  longest.  Tail  moderate  and  rounded.  Tarsi  rather 
middle  toe,  and  covered  with  small  reticulated  scales.  Toes  very  long,  the  lateral 
The  Jjg  ^ '*^^0  fbe  middle  one  by  a short  membrane,  and  covered  above  with  quadrate  scales. 
*^i'namented  by  a slender  cylindrical  horn  ; and  the  lores  feathered. 
Xhe  t ^ 
^®P6cia]jy  ^bis  genus  inhabits  the  marshy  and  inundated  grounds  of  the  northern  parts  of  South  America, 
itgg]£^^  situated  near  the  sea.  It  is  generally  found  in  pairs,  and  is  very  shy  and  timorous,  but  soon 
^*lUatig  jjj  by  its  loud  calls.  Wlien  at  rest  it  generally  perches  on  the  branch  of  a lofty  tree.  Seeds  and  leaves  of 
constitute  its  principal  food. 
/ 
P.  eornuta  Linn.  PLenl.  451. 
% 
Chauna  Il/ig.f 
short 
the  ’ culmen  elevated  and  sloping,  and  arched  to  the  tip,  which  is  vaulted  and  hooked, 
''bib  the^  Moderate  and  straight ; the  nostrils  lateral,  large,  placed  in  a membranous  nasal  groove, 
bearl  large.  Wings  long,  with  the  third,  fourth,  and  fifth  quills  the  longest.  Tail  moderate 
the  ^ Tarsi  long,  shorter  than  the  middle  toe,  and  covered  with  reticulated  scales.  Toes 
b ^lerahy.  unequal,  the  outer  being  the  longest,  and  the  anterior  ones  united  at  their  base  by 
’ covered  above  with  small  rather  quadrate  scales.  The  lores  denuded  of  feathers. 
* Estabi' 
^ Linna?us  (Systema  Natura)  in  1766.  Brisson,  in  I76O,  had  used  Anhima  for  the  same  division. 
hy  Illiger  {Prodromus,  Sjc.  p.  25.S.)  in  1811;  while,  in  I8I6,  Vieillot  proposed  Opistholophus  for  the  same  bird. 
