. Animals in menageries. e us believe that the birdreceived from Mr. Schomberg was different from thatdescribed by authors and figured by M. Temminck,had it not been mentioned that the young of theirbird, has the bill of a paler red, and the elevationupon it much smaller. The question, however, is byno means decided; and not be surprised ifthe Guiana bird turns out to be a distinct species. Tofacilitate further comparisons, we shall here insert itsdimensions : — Total length about 31 inches ; bill,from the gape 1^; height at the base ly^; wings 14 ;tail, beyond, 10^ ; ditto, from the
. Animals in menageries. e us believe that the birdreceived from Mr. Schomberg was different from thatdescribed by authors and figured by M. Temminck,had it not been mentioned that the young of theirbird, has the bill of a paler red, and the elevationupon it much smaller. The question, however, is byno means decided; and not be surprised ifthe Guiana bird turns out to be a distinct species. Tofacilitate further comparisons, we shall here insert itsdimensions : — Total length about 31 inches ; bill,from the gape 1^; height at the base ly^; wings 14 ;tail, beyond, 10^ ; ditto, from the base 13 ; tarsus 4 ; hind toe and claw 1 ^ ; middle ditto 3^ ; lateral ditto ^-j\,The tertial quills are as long as the primaries; thesixth quill is the longest. Tail rounded: toes half-webbed for about ^-^ of an inch from their base. Specimens appear to be now alive in the ZoologicalGardens, but whether young or old is not stated. The Red-knobbed Curassow,Crax Yarrellii, Benn. Zool. Gardens, li. pi. 226. ( ii(j. 29.). The first account, as we believe, of this species ofcurassow, quite distinct from any that have yet been RED-KNOBBED CURASSOW. 189 brought to this country, was given by our late friendMr. Bennett, in his elegant work above quoted; and itis accompanied by a figure, which, however forced andunnatural in its attitude, and quite belying the gracefulform of the bird, is yet sufficient to show some of itspeculiarities. The name he has bestowed upon it ismost appropriate; for no ornithologist in this countryhas investigated the comparative anatomy of the rasorialand natatorial birds with such eminent success, and withsuch skilful tact, as Mr. Yarrell; and every one whodesires to see honour given where it is really due, willpreserve the original name imposed upon this interestingspecies. Not having ourselves examined this species, we mustdepend upon Mr. Bennett for the exactitude of thefollowing account. He describes the bird, excepting;in its bill, as having little t
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