Description.—-Absut the same size as C. cinnamomeus but much darker; upperparts very dark 
wn, more or less barred, 
aig a peer ines pal <i dad an blackish slate shading into slate 
color on Seen aa and upper back: rest of upper surface dark megte abe a ta te 
blackish bars; wing coverts and secondaries edged with cinnamon brown; n greyish 
vnite shading to light drab on the throat and jugulum; belly, upper abdomen, and sides hair 
prow the latter edged or tipped with dark cinnamon tmff; the picrhreeclel pc peisetes 
abdomen broadly tipped with buffy white to cinnamon buff and rece a Ze gi _ none of 
dark brown or black: the flanks also with a subterminal wavy — be a 0 gains 
tipped with cinnamon buff; under tail coverts barred and mottle cinnazon and 

H red. 
ri rat Sasait eseiecst cietler to the adult male but upper surface more rufous and 
barred broadly with black and narrowly with cinnamon buff, especially on the wing and tail 
coverts and secondaries: underparts more cinnamomeus with more pronounced barring on the 
sides, flanks, and abdomen. 
Mea ents.-- 
Male (10) Female (10) 
Wing, 156-169 (160.9) Wing, 158-165 (161.7) 
Tail, 2-50 (46.7) Tail, 43-52 (47.4) 
Tarsus, 48-53 (50.9) Tarsus, 50-53 (51.5) - 
Culmen from cere, 14.4-16.1 (15.4) Culmen from cere, 15.2-16.7 (16.1) 
General Distribution.—-Southern México, south in the highlands to northern Nicaragua, 
Distribution in Guatemala.--Tropical Zone, rain forests of the Caribbean slope, ranging 
from sea-level up to at least 1600 feet. 
Records.--Quiché, Cotzal: George Brol described this species as occurring in the heavy 
forest near Finca San Francisco. 
Quetzaltenango, Finca Helvetia, April 10, 1947: <A tinamou, which may have been 
of this species, was heard calling in the cloud forest at about 5500 feet elevation, It 
was decoyed within a few yards by whistled imitations of its notes, but because of the 
dense undergrowth and poor visibility was never seen. 
In literature: Choctum, Chisec (Salvin and Godman); Secanquim (Griscom): 
Vaxactim (Van Tyne): Chisec (Griscom, Ibis, 19351543). 
Habits and Hunting.--See the following species. 
Boucard's tinamou differs from cinnamomeug in occupying the heavier, more humid 
forests; consequently it is more difficult to shoot. 
5. Crypturellus cinnamomeus cinnamomevs (Lesson) 
Cinnamomevs Tinamou 

Other Names. -- 
Guatemalan: perdiz, gallina del monte 
English: partridge, tinamou 
Status.--Lesson's tinamou is reported to be a common resident within ite range. 
Descrintion.--Similar to a very small guinea hen in build: breast and belly cinnamon brown, 
back dark brown finely barred with black: wing coverts dark brown barred with buff. 
Adult male.--Top of head finely barred with black, back of head and neck light 
auburn blending on the back to cinnamon brown, finely barred with blackish brown: rump, upper 
tail coverts and secondaries paler but more distinctly barred; tail feathers with narrow 
bars of pale cinnamon buff and broader bars of black; lesser wing coverts like upper back 
but remainder with narrow light buff and broad black stripes; chin and throat white; super- 
ciliary stripe cinnamon rufous: Jugulum amber shading into cinnamon rufous on the chest and 
light cinnamon buff on the abdomen; sides and flanks barred with black and cinnamon buff, 
and tipped with light buff; under tail coverts barred and mottled like the flanks but 
broadly tipped: iris tawny olive, legs red. 
Adult female.--Similar to the adult male but some specimens with breast barred. 
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