It is probable that the Guan of Tucuman called by Dr. Burmeister Penelope boliviana and that of Catamarca referred by White to P. pileata likewise belong to this species.
[9] Vol. iii. p. 72, no. 335.
[367.] PIPILE CUMANENSIS (Jacq.).
(WHITE-HEADED GUAN.)
Penelope pipile, Burm. La-Plata Reise, ii. p. 499 (Tucuman). Pipile cumanensis, Scl. et Salv. P. Z. S. 1870, p. 529; Burm. P. Z. S. 1871, p. 702 (Tucuman).
Description.—Bronzy black; whole top of the head white, with narrow black shaft-stripes; wing-coverts and breast-feathers edged with white; a large blotch on the wing white; naked cheeks and throat-caruncle blue: whole length 27·0 inches, wing 13·0, tail 11·0. Female similar.
Hab. South America from Venezuela to Northern Argentina.
Dr. Burmeister tells us that this Guan, which is widely extended in South America, occurs in the forests of Tucuman.