Male. — Above,  olive  brown  with  somewhat
sparse  irregular  black  bars  on  back,  rump  and
wings;  top  of  head  chestnut  brown,  the  forehead
tinged  with  blackish;  upper  neck  and  sides  of
head  pale  tawny  chestnut,  finely  barred  with
black;  throat  whitish;  lower  neck,  chest,  breast
and  sides,  grayish  olive,  the  lower  breast  and
abdomen  pale  grayish  buff  finely  and  indis-
tinctly barred  with  dusky.  Bill,  blackish  olive
above,  lighter  below;  feet  olive  grayish.
Female. — Similar  to  male.
A  bird  very  similar  in  habits  to  Crypturus,  the
following  species,  but  frequenting  chiefly  wilder
places  and  more  inclined  to  avoid  the  vicinity  of
himian  habitations.  It  is  often  seen  on  Barro
Colorado  Island  wandering  about  the  woods
singly  or  in  pairs,  or  is  flushed  by  those  walking
along  the  trails.  The  common  call  resembles
that  of  Crypturus,  whose  notes  Dr.  Chapman
says  are  like  those  of  a  piccolo,  while  those
of  this  species  are  louder  and  more  flute-
like. The  call  was  often  heard  on  Barro
Colorado  Island  at  intervals  during  the  day  and
night.
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PILEATED  TINAMOU


2.     Crypturus  soui  panamensis  (Cabanis)
Pileated  Tinamou  "Perdiz  de  Rastrogo"

Crypturus  soui  modestus  stone,  Proc.  Phila.  Acad.  Nat.
Sci.,  1918,  p.  241.
Sexes  similar. — Length,  about  230  mm.  (9.00

in.);  tail,   about   43   mm.    (1.70   in.).     General
color  of  plumage  brown,  dull  and  dark  on  the


Fig.  3.     Crypturus  soui  panamensis

top  and  sides  of  the  head  and  shading  to  a  warm
rich  chestnut  brown  on  the  tail;  chin  and  upper
throat  white;  foreneck  and  upper  chest  grayish
brown;  breast  and  abdomen  tawny  rufous.  Bill
brownish  gray  above,  lighter  below;  iris  brownish
yellow;  feet  yellowish  green.
Young. — Similar  to  adults  but  more  olive
brown  above;  wing  coverts  and  upper  tail  cov-
erts barred  at  the  tips  with  pale  orange  brown.
