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Show 518 MESSRS. SCLATER AND SALVIN ON THE CRACID^*. [June 9, never yet been given; but we have recently obtained abundant evidence that it inhabits New Granada. A female in the collection of Salvin and Godman was transmitted direct from Bogota hy Mr. G. Crowther. There is a male in the Paris Museum, sent from the same locality by Dr. Lindig, and a female from Sta. Martha hy M. Bonnecourt. The bird described by Herr v. Pelzeln as the female of his Crax mikani seems to be the female of this species. 8. CRAX PINIMA. Crax pinima, Pelzeln, Orn. Bras. p. 287 et p. 341. Crax fasciolata, Spix, Av. Bras. ii. p. 48, t. 62, a (1). Nigra: cristce plumis recurvis, albis, ad basin et ad apicem nigris: dorso toto, alis extus et cauda albo transfasciolatis: abdomine cervino, pectore et lateribus nigro transfasciatis: loris nudis, aut plumulis paucis obsitis: rostro nigro, ad basin flavo notato: pedibus rubris: long, tota 29, alae 13*5, cauda 11*5, tarsi 3*7. Hab. Vicinity of Para (Natt.). Mus. Vindob. Natterer obtained a single specimen of the bird described by Pelzeln as Crax pinima in the neighbourhood of Para, and, as stated by v. Pelzeln, had at first doubts as to its being a valid species. He remarks in his M S . that the Mutum pinima, as it is called there, does not differ from the Curassow of Cujaba and Paraguay (i. e. C. sclateri). Afterwards he appears to have changed his opinion, and to have designated the present species C.pinima. Natterer did not determine the sex of his single specimen ; and it is therefore possible that it may have been a female. The specimen we have described is undoubtedly of that sex, as it was formerly living in the Society's collection, and was determined by Mr. Bartlett. Comparing it with two undoubted females of C. sclateri, we find it differs principally in the narrowness of the transverse bars above, in the sides of the belly being transversely barred with black, and the broad white tips to the tail-feathers. Pelzeln describes G. pinima as smaller than C. sclateri; but our specimen is of about the same dimensions. Nor in the bird we describe is it correct to say " Plumee cristce nigra?, fasciis solum duabus albis ornata?," as the crest is white, with the bases and tips of the feathers black. These differences, however, are of no very great importance ; and, on the whole, we are of opinion that the Mutum pinima of Para will be found to constitute a different species from Crax sclateri. Whether, however, the male will be found to resemble the female, or the corresponding sex of C. sclateri, remains to be proved. Von Pelzeln describes what he considers may possibly be the male of this species, from a specimen formerly living in the Imperial Menagerie at Schonbrunn, but does not point out how it is to be distinguished from C. sclateri. There are two birds now living in the Society's Gardens which are probably referable to this species. One of them was acquired, some years ago, along with the bird from which we have taken our |
