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ARPACTES MACKLOTLI,

Macklot’s Trogon

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

Mas. Similis Harp oe
ARPACTI REINWARDTI, sed vald? minor

ereen ; middle and greater wi

2 oTeater V Re Se ee

teed with fine 1: : ving-coverts, tertiaries, and outer mareins of tl

"OSSECC Wil lL ne mes of oo ‘ ee : ; C S S 1e seconda cae

featl | golden yellow ; tail dark green, tinged with blue ; the tl ee

eathers on each side tipped : : oO 5 WIL 1 1e three outer

and externally ] nae . utter
xternally margined with white ; in

Se orhits blue: space ec ite ; irides blackish brown :
, : ; space posterior to the gape light green ; on the low ; eee

yellowish white. a e lower eyelids a spot of

Total leneth 103 inches, Jill 95 |i :
5 ~ inches, ball 9* lines. w ae no
2 s, wing 5 inches, tail, 65.
Female.—Similar in colour 7
. ur, but with the transvers
ransverse stripes on the wi
he wings smaller and paler

Trogon Mackloti, Miill. Tijdschr. Nat. Gesch., 1835, p. 336, tab. 8. fig. 1

Harpactes Mackloti, Gray and Mitch. Gen. of Birds, vol. i. App. p. i Conn
Ay., tom.i. p. 151, Harpactes, sp. 10.—Gould, Birds of Asia, part xvu. i 5 ee

Apalharpactes Mackloti, Bonap. Consp. Vol. Zygod., p. 17. gen. de. 44. =

Hapalarpactes Mackloti, Cab. ct Heine, Mus. Hein., Theil - p. 163.

 

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considered races of the same species; but I have never seen races differing in size to such an extent. That
they represent each other in the respective islands they inhabit is certain, and that we are right in
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considering them distinct there can be no doubt.
mory of my unfortunate friend and companion for

«JT have named this species,” says Dr. Miller, ‘“‘in me
f Temminck, but very much resembles it.

It is smaller than the Zrogon Reinwardti 0

many years, Macklot.
overts are yellow, ona white oround 5 the

The chin, the throat, the whole of the belly, and the under tail-c
he chest, olive-green ; the back has a beautiful

remainder of the head and neck, and a broad band across t
ie middle and larger

rust-coloured spot on the uropygium. Tl
he secondaries are adorned with fine transverse
the six middle feathers equal in length, and

and each has a white margin
d orbits beautiful blue; space

metallic lustre of bottle-green, with a large
ind the outer margins of t
h a steel-blue tint 5
ave white terminal points,
blackish brown; nake
ds with a yellowish-white spot.

he angle of the mouth to the

upper wing-coverts, the tertiaries, <
golden-yellow stripes 5 tail dark green, wit
one-coloured; the three outer on each side h
toes and nails red; eyes

along the outer edge ;
le of the mouth light green 5

lower eyeli
ye coral-red bill, from t
he wings | foot 2 inches and 9 lines.
n spot on the uropygium, and the

immediately behind the ang
ihm 2 o = i ary
“Total length 104 in., French measure ; tail 52; tl
base ; expanse of t

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point, 9; lines long, ¢ lines broad at the
ut has not the rusty-brow

“The female is much the same as to colour, b

ller and fainter.
if Singallang in Sumatra.”

yellow stripes on her wings are sma

“The bird was found in the woods on the southe
en written respecting this bird by
; as yet, however,

rn side of the mountains 0
Dr. Miiler, in whose opinion that it is
t with an example bearing

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Thus much only has be
of immaturity, and

distinct from H. Reinwardti I fully concur
the uropygium

I have never me
Can this be a mark

described by bim.
, which had not yet completed its

the rusty-brown spot on
from a specimel

Dr. Miiller unconsciously h scription

ave taken his de

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