. A hand-book to the game-birds . est.—Said to be a bulky structure placed in trees. Eggs.—Said to be eight in number; white, and laid in themonth of October. IX. THE CRESTED PENELOPE. PENELOPE CRISTATA. Meleagris cristata, Linn. S. N. i. p. 269 (1766). Penelope cristata^ Gmel. S. N. i. pt. ii. p. 733 (1788); Ogilvie- Grant, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxii. p. 498 (1893).Salpiza cristata, AVagler, Isis, 1832, p. brasiliensis, Bonap. C. R. xlii. p. 877 (1856). Adult Male and Female.—General colour above olive, glossedwith coppery-green ; top of the head and crest uniform darkbrown ; white
. A hand-book to the game-birds . est.—Said to be a bulky structure placed in trees. Eggs.—Said to be eight in number; white, and laid in themonth of October. IX. THE CRESTED PENELOPE. PENELOPE CRISTATA. Meleagris cristata, Linn. S. N. i. p. 269 (1766). Penelope cristata^ Gmel. S. N. i. pt. ii. p. 733 (1788); Ogilvie- Grant, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxii. p. 498 (1893).Salpiza cristata, AVagler, Isis, 1832, p. brasiliensis, Bonap. C. R. xlii. p. 877 (1856). Adult Male and Female.—General colour above olive, glossedwith coppery-green ; top of the head and crest uniform darkbrown ; white margins to the feathers of the mantle almost, ifnot entirely, absent; lower back and rump dull chestnut, witha slight greenisli gloss; breast dull olive, each feather marginedwith white on the sides ; belly chesi?tut. Male: Total length, 35 inches; wing, 14-5; tail, 14-5;tarsus, 3*7 ; middle toe and claw, 3*4. Female: Rather smaller; wnng, 13*5 inches. Eange.—Central America; Southern Nicaragua, Costa Rica, PLATE XXXVIII. rHE CHESTNUT-BELLIED PENELOPE. THE PENELOPES. 227 and Panama. South America; United States of Colombiaand Ecuador. Habits.—In a note by Dr. Von Frantzius we find the follow-ing :—This beautiful Wood-Peacock prefers the thickestparts of the forest, perching in large numbers on the trees,though at no very great height. It is eagerly sought after onaccount of its delicious flesh, and the more so because it iseasy to shoot. It is often kept in a domestic state, as it willstay in the neighbourhood of habitations without trying toescape. In Costa Rica it is called Pava. According to Mr. C. W. Richmond, these birds are commonin the forests on the Escondido, where they are usually foundin the loftiest trees. They are much hunted by the natives,who call them Qualms. A hunter is guided almost entirelyby the low, prolonged cry of the birds, uttered at times whilefeeding, as without this clue it is almost impossible to findthem. X. THE BOLIVIAN PENELOPE. PENE
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