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Identifier: birdsofbritishgu01chub (find matches)
Title: The birds of British Guiana : based on the collection of Frederick Vavasour McConnell ...
Year: 1916 (1910s)
Authors: Chubb, Charles McConnell, Frederick Vavasour, d. 1914 Grönvold, Henrik, 1858-1940, ill Milne, H. F., engraver Slud, Paul, former owner. DSI Bale & Danielsson, lithographer
Subjects: Birds
Publisher: London : Bernard Quaritch ...
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ose of the European Bittern (B. stellaris). The Macusis^call it Tunahorucka and the Warraus^ Unko. Mr. J. J. Quelch (Timehri (2) ii. p. 303) observed this specieson the Abary River, where he says that the quaaks were heardall through the day. Order PALAMEDEIFOEMES. Family PALAMEDEID^. The chief characters of this family are the large body, smallhead, short legs, and large feet. It includes two genera and threespecies, all of which are restricted to South America. One genusand one species are represented in British Guiana. Genus PALAMEDEA Linn.JPaJamedea Iiinne, Sjst. Xat. i. \^. 232, 1706. Ty^je P. cornuta Linn. This monotypic genus is easily distinguished by the frontalhorn on the forehead, the strong spurs on the wings, and the longtoes, which are slightly webbed at the Vjase. 115. Palamedea cornuta, HoKNED Screamer, (Plate VI.) :Pahime(lra cornnfa Linn. Syst. Xat. i. p. 232, 1766 C Brasilia); Cab,in Schomb, Kcis. Guian. iii. p. 571, 1S4S; Salvin, Ibis, 1S86, p. 172; I- ^. ii S 55 ?
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bo oto 5^ s PALAMEDEA. 183 Quelch, Timehri (2)n. p. 366, ISSS (Abarv River) ; Salvad. CatB. Brit. Mus. xxvii. p. 3, ISOo ; Beebe, Our Search for a Wilderness,p. 3S1. 1910 (Abarv Kiver); Brabourne i: Chubb, B. S. Ainer. i.p. -52, no. 490, 1912. llahooka (QuelcJt). Adult female. Head and neck all round, breast, sides of body,under tail-coverts, back, winors, and tail black : crown ol: Leadand nape speckled \\ith white : the feathers of the lower neck,all round, with silvery grey bases ; the lesser marginal upper\ving-coverts white, or smoky white with brown tips ; abdomen,thighs, lower flanks, and under wing-coverts white. Uppermandible dark brown-grey, lower mandible paler ; frontal hornvellowish white : legs ;ind feet ash-grev : iris brio-ht orange.^ Total length 6.5.5 mm.,culmeu -46, wing 520, tail 200, tarsus 123,middle toe and claw. 143. Tiie adult male is said to be similar to the adult female. We do not know the exact locality of the bird described above. Breeding-season. Unrecor

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