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This Trogon Is a . = hus, so far as the Trogons from this country are concerned, one of the best
ue gomity Oe ae, it <a appear to be almost equally common in the
known of the INOS SOU Pec ever, the distinct title of 7. propenguus has recently been bestowed
adjoining country of Ecuador, where, however, eS a een se

wo! es ate ‘ine. As their characters were drawn from a single immature male
upon it by Messrs. Cabanis and Heine. As specially as birds from Ecuador donee
specimen, they are not entitled to much consideration, especia a oe — a €
really distinguishable by any characters worthy of the name nour ogota one a a 1uU : S Lrogon
even also belongs to the same species I have no doubt ; ronson a futlncr examination Of specimens sent
aeomneRenu by Mer: Whitely and called by us 7. heliothriv (P. Z.S. 1869, p. 598), [am unable to detect any
real caerence between them and typical Bogota birds.

“The most northern points in the range of this Trogon are Merida, where specimens were obtained by
M. Anton Goering, and the mountain-ranges which lie to the eastward of the valley of the Magdalena,
olhave Ila. Caudle Wrest ama? qin su im Ine journey through that country. The latter traveller gives (Ibis,
1871, p. 375) the following interesting account of this species. He says :—‘ After leaving Canuto our
road lay over a mountain where these birds must be tolerably common. We saw three that day in the oak-
forest near the highest point of our road, at an elevation of about 8500 feet, and one in the denser forest
lower down. We afterwards met with them occasionally in other parts of the forest until near Cachiri.
The skin of these birds is exceedingly delicate ; and the feathers come out in handfuls when they are shot,
should they fall even a short distance before reaching the ground... . . They are very tame, and generally
sit motionless up in the trees (where the cock bird, should his back be turned to you, is very difficult to see),
and allow one to ride by within a few yards. I have, however, seen them hawking for insects, and returning
to the same perch, like a Flycatcher. From the gullet of one of those we shot we took a lizard. Their
range seems to extend from an elevation of about 7000 to 8500 feet. Iris dark brown.’

“In Ecuador Fraser obtained Trogon personatus at several places. On specimens shot at Matos he says
(P. Z. 8. 1858, p. 555) :—* Pileo’ (native name). ‘Trides dark hazel; rim round the eyes red or very
deep orange ; bill, feet, and legs yellow. High up in the mountain, on the tops of the trees. Stomachs
contained fruit, vegetable matter, and insects.’ He found it also at Pallatanga and above Puellaro. Tschudi
found it in Peru, where Mr. Whitely obtained specimens in the valley of the Cosnipata.

“Tt will thus be seen that this species is strictly confined in its range to the slopes of the Andes, and
probably is seldom found in forests having a lower elevation than 6000 feet.”

The Plate represents two males and a female, of the size of life.