The RED CURASSOW (_Crax rubra_) is at once recognisable by its beautiful
chestnut-brown plumage; the feathers on the nape and part of the throat
are striped black and white, and those that form the tail adorned with
yellowish white lines edged with black. The eye is reddish brown, the beak
horn-grey, the cere blueish black, and the foot lead-grey.
This species is about two feet and six or eight inches long. It has a
large strong bill, and a crest composed of twisted and curled feathers,
tipped with black at their broad extremities. The Red Curassows inhabit
Mexico, Peru, and the West Indian Islands. They are easily tamed, and
associate freely with other poultry; this accounts for mongrel birds being
often seen that differ much from the parent stock. In their native wilds
they are by no means shy, and will suffer themselves to be shot at many
times before they attempt to escape.