Our search for a wilderness : $b An account of two ornithological expeditions to Venezuela and to British GuianaBeebe, William
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Our search for a wilderness : $b An account of two ornithological expeditions to Venezuela and to British Guiana
Beebe, William
Birds -- South America; Guyana -- Description and travel; Natural history -- South America; Venezuela -- Description and travel
Black Witch (Ani)
Campanero (Bell Bird)
Carrion Crow (Vulture)
Cassique
Cock-of-the-Rock
Cotinga
Crane (Heron)
Creeper (Woodhewer)
Egret
Flycatcher
Gauldin (Heron)
Goatsucker
Grass Bird
Ground Dove
Jacamar
Hawk
Heron
Hummingbird
Hutu (Motmot)
Kingfisher
Kite
Macaw
Manakin
Martin
Owl
Parroquet
Qu’est-ce qu’il dit (Kiskadee)
Shrike
Sun Bird (Sun Bittern)
Sparrow
Swallow
Tanager
Thrush
Toucan
Trogan
Troupial
Woodpecker
Wren
Vulture
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Bittern
Curlew
Curri-curri (Scarlet Ibis)
Douraquara (Partridge)
Dove (other than Ground Dove)
Ibis
Hanaqua (Chachalaca)
Maam (Tinamou)
Maroudi (Guan)
Negro-cop (Jabiru)
Parrot
Pigeon
Plover
Powis (Curassow)
Quail
Snipe
Spur-wing (Jacana)
Trumpet-bird
Wild Duck
[D] The average daily temperature during our stay was as follows:
6.30 A.M. 68°
7.30 71°
8.00 72°
10.00 76°
12.00 77°
2.00 P.M. 81°
5.00 74°
7.00 73°
9.30 71°
[E] Zoölogica, Vol. 1, No. 4, page 123.
[F] Both of these moths proved to be new to science, both as to species
and genus and have been named respectively _Hositea gynaecia_ and
_Zaevius calocore_. Zoölogica, Vol. 1, No. 4.
[G] Two Bird lovers in Mexico, pp. 239-241.
[H] Zoölogica, Vol. I, No. 4.
[I] The color of the back and sides was a light gold, shading into dark
maroon or red on the head, tail and limbs. The skin of the face, ears,
palms and scantily haired under parts was dark slate. The eyes were
hazel brown. The total length was 50½ inches, 25 of which consisted of
the tail. The bare prehensile portion along the lower side of the tail
extended 11½ inches backward from the tip. The forearm and hand was 16
inches long; the hind leg 18 inches. The hair of the beard was 1¾ inches
long. The Monkey had been feeding on leaves and some kind of fruit with
stones like cherry pits.
[J] There were several intervening branches, and two or three links in
the performance were not clear until I returned north.
Col. Anthony R. Kuser has most kindly put his splendid aviaries at
Bernardsville, New Jersey, at my disposal for scientific investigation,
and here, for a month or more after our return, a male Curassow would
go through this whole performance for the benefit of anyone who would
watch him. After the various “stunts” had been performed, he would fly
at the feet of the observer and, wrapping his wings about one’s shoes,
would peck savagely at the shoestrings. From this and other indications I
decided that the performance is more in the nature of a challenge than a
courtship display.
APPENDIX A.
CLASSIFIED LIST OF BIRDS MENTIONED IN THIS VOLUME.
TINAMIFORMES.
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