. The birds of British Guiana : based on the collection of Frederick Vavasour McConnell ... . y elongate, thewiihh of the miixilhi greater than the height, the nosli-ils exposedand placed forward, the sjjace round the eye naked, the chin andthioat naked with a median wattle, the inner web of the outei-primarv slightly incised, the tail-feathers twelve in number, andthe tarsus about e<|ual m length to the middle toe and claw, Keij to the Species. A. No superciliary streak; feathers of the cheeks mixed with grey. d. Larger, wing UKjre than 200 nun., tail more tlian ^oU ; tarsus niore than 70
. The birds of British Guiana : based on the collection of Frederick Vavasour McConnell ... . y elongate, thewiihh of the miixilhi greater than the height, the nosli-ils exposedand placed forward, the sjjace round the eye naked, the chin andthioat naked with a median wattle, the inner web of the outei-primarv slightly incised, the tail-feathers twelve in number, andthe tarsus about e<|ual m length to the middle toe and claw, Keij to the Species. A. No superciliary streak; feathers of the cheeks mixed with grey. d. Larger, wing UKjre than 200 nun., tail more tlian ^oU ; tarsus niore than 70 ; hack deeji bluish green ; ])riiiiaries uniform pale l)r()wu ; aliiUtnieii daik hluish green I, (/rtnth, p. Ll. //. Smaller, wing less than 2!)() nun., tail lessthan li-JO. tarsus less than 70; back olive-green ; outer webs (if primaries bronze-greenin contrast witli the iuuer dues; ahdomen(lark l)rown niiuutciv freeUled with rubius. /^ iiiaridl, p. L). Ii. Keatliers of the el ks uniform darlv hmwu ; ;i well-delinid sujiereiliarv stnak I, jiirtinicd, p. Jll. 21 BIRDS OF BRITISH GUIANA,. Fig. 5.—To show the bare space round the eye and the wattleon the throat. 18. Penelope Guan. Penelope f/nrnti Berlepsch, Nov. Zool. xv, p. 297,1009 (Bvitisli Guiana) ; Bral)Ourne & Chubb, B. S. Anier. i. p. 10, no. 94, ma rial (nee Clmel.), Ogilvie-Grant, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxii. p. 49o, 1893 (Takutu Kiver) ; Beebe, Our Search for a Wilderness, pp. 179, , 1910 (Hoorie Kiver).Salpiza viarial (nee Gmel.), Cab. in Schomb. Keis. Guiiin. iii. p. 7-l5, 184, cristata Salvin, Ibis, ISSG, p. 175. Adult. General colour above dark bluish green, thefeathers on tlie head, sides ot neck, cheeks, and mantle edgedwith grey, also some of the lesser upper wing-coverts ; outerprimaries pale brown; a large bare space round the eye; chin andthroat bare, with a few hair-like feathers ; fore-neck and breastdark bluish green with white margins to the feathers, Avhich
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