. Cassells Buch der Vögel . der Boden. Gegen Abend äussert es ein sehr eigenartiges crj-, bestehend aus twolong-anhaltenden Noten, gefolgt von sechs oder acht des gleichen Tons, aber kurz und schnell wiederholt.in ihren anderen Gewohnheiten ähneln sie dem Tinamous. Das Nest wird auf dem Boden gemacht, die Tlieeier sind ungefähr so groß wie die einer Taube und, nach Brehm, von einem glänzenden, blassen Schokoladenton. Das 284 KASSELLS BUCH DER VÖGEL. Fleisch der Tataupa ist viel geschätzt als ein Artikel der Nahrung; wenn es gekocht ist weiß und ohne Fett. DIE INAMBU. Der Inambu {Rhynchotus rufesans) stellt eine Gruppenrekog dar

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. Cassell's book of birds . the ground. Towards evening it utters a very peculiar crj-, consisting of twolong-sustained notes, followed by six or eight of the same tone, but short and quickly repeated.In their other habits they resemble the Tinamous. The nest is made on the ground, tlie eggs areabout the size of those of a Pigeon, and, according to Brehm, of a glossy, pale-chocolate hue. The 284 CASSELLS BOOK OF BIRDS. flesh of the Tataupa is much esteemed as an article of food; when cooked it is white and ahnostwithout fat. THE INAMBU. The Inambu {Rhynchotus rufesans) represents a group recognisable by their great size, powerfulbody, long neck, small head, and slender, slightly-curved beak, which e.ceeds the head in length, and is bluntly rounded at its e.tremity. The wings are short and vaulted, with pointed primaries, ofwhich the first is very small and the fourth the longest. The foot is high and furnished with longfront toes and a well-developed hinder toe. The plumage, which upon the cheeks and bridles is. THE INAMBU (Rhynchotus rufescens). ONE-QUARTER NATURAL SIZE. composed of remarkably small feathers, is principally of a reddish yellow, the region of the throat beingof a whitish hue, and the crown of the head streaked with black. The feathers on the back, wings, and tail-covers are also striped with black, and have two broad black lines above their yellow border.The primaries are of uniform bright yellowish red, and the secondaries grey, marked with undulatingblack and grey lines. The eye is yellowish brown; the beak brown with a pale yellowish brown baseto the lower mandible, and the foot flesh-brown. The length of this species is sixteen inches; thewng measures eight inches. The Inambu is an inhabitant of Central Brazil, being specially numerous in St. Pauls, SouthernMinas, and Goyaz : Darwin met with it in the sterile country near Bahia Blanca, where it frequentedswampy thickets on the borders of lakes. According to that naturalist it lies low and is unw

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