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rosalba” referred to. It is quite possible that the Couroucous of oe i _ the Trego vias
viridis of Brisson, also refer to the same species ; but of this ee appears to be less ee vai Trogon
collaris has avery extensive range in South America. Levaillant's “ Oouroucou rosalba . sade have
come from Cayeume- andim the adjoining country of Venezuela it 1s also found, as well as in the island of
Trinidad, hen Deotand and also Mr. E. C. Tey une with Hh The hen on Separated
under the name Zyogon exoptatus by Messrs. Cabanis and Heine ; but, judging rom a skin obtained by
M. Goering at Caripé, I more than doubt the validity of this Soe SEGUE. a .

Mr. Salvin’s notes on the species are as follows :—“ vom fe NGS of Colmmib skins of Tei cols
are not unfrequently sent in the collections made in ae pos of Bogota ; and oe recently Mr. T. K.
Salmon, who is now engaged in exploring the districts in the Coe a Hates hn, has Sen © ae
of specimens. These differ to a slight extent from normal ne chietly in a the terminal ae
portion of the tail-feathers narrower. In this respect they stand in an intermediate position between 7. collaris
and the Central-American 7. puella, in which the terminal white tail-band is almost of the same width
as the rest of the bars of the tail. This bird has also received a name from Messrs. Cabanis and Heine,
who call it Z. virginalis, their description being based upon specimens obtained by Fraser at Pallatanga, in
Ecuador. The Aererces so far as I can see, is very slight, and traced from a very variable character in
this group of the Trogonide. Passing on to Peru, Mons. Constantine Jelski met with LT’. collaris during
his expedition to the district of Junin. The places where he collected specimens are recorded by
Dr. Taczanowski as Monterico, Soriano, and Amable-Maria. Turning eastwards from this point into the
valley of the Amazons we find that Mr. Bartlett met with it both on the Upper and Lower Ucayali and also
at Ohamiciros Spix also obtained it at Tabatinga, and Natterer at Barra do Rio Negro. The latter
traveller also sent specimens from the ‘Engenho do Capt. Gama’ and Villa Maria, in Mato Grosso. Lastly,
in Eastern Brazil Prince Maximilian found it at Rio de San Mato, near Bahia; and under the name of
Lrogon eytoni it has been recorded by Fraser from Rio de Janeiro.

‘Little has been noticed of the habits of 7”. collaris. Spix speaks of its food consisting of fruit and insects;
and Léotaud gives the following note of its habits as observed by him in the island of ‘Trinidad :—« Ce joli
Couroucou est sédentaire ici. Ses mouvements sont lents et rarement répétés ; il semble ainsi ne renoncer
qu’a regret a un repos que troubleraient déja trop souvent les besoins de existence. Son cri est rond,
mais peu sonore; il a cependant un timbre qui attire l’attention ; on croit y découvrir une certaine crainte
de rompre le silence sisolennel de nos foréts ; cest le cri de certains oiseaux de proie nocturnes qui trouble
a peine le calme de la nuit. Sa parure si brillante ne redouterait point le vif éclat de la lumiére, et
pourtant Poiseau ne quitte jamais les endroits couverts et surtout éloignés et élevés. Sa nourriture
consiste principalment en baies et en insectes.’ ”

The figures in the Plate are life-size.