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» collected at Oaxaca by M. Boucard, and at Jalapa by

in Mexico ; and it has bee :
Mr 7 as far as Guatemala, where Mr. Salvin

xico, this species goes
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following note respecting the species :—‘‘ The colour of

were from Real de
De Oca. Although chiefly known from Me )

| Si Wee > o1ves the
met with it on the Volcan de Fuego. He gives a
the eyelid of this species, both in the male and female

the breast in each, that of the
colour of its bre

almost exactly corresponds with the red colour of
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illi eat in fact ‘ing
male being much more brilliant than that of the female, in fact bearing the

ast to that of the female’s breast.
be determined by reference to some portion or portions

It is probable that in many cases
same ratio to it as the
of the soft parts about the eye &c. may
here it is exactly represented. In ee |
in whi ; n the male was e;
air of Trogon calgatus, 10 which the colour of the eyelid 1 } as exactly
» vellow breast, that of the female by the fainter yellow of its breast. The
st, tha

therefore, that with tolerable safety the eyelids of these American

ae the Trogons this seems eminently the case. A few
of the plumage w
days ago I shot a ]
represented by the colour of the yell

) ae
same is the case with 7° puella. I think,

1 ¢ ; » breas ‘ertainly is true in all cases whicl
orrespond with the colour of the breast. It certainly 2 chal

Trogons may be said to ¢
have noticed.”

The following has been kindly sent to me

« The Mexican Trogon, as its name impli
of that country seldom fail to contain examples,
of Mexico, it occurs in the State of Vera Cruz, w : :
M. de Oca. Mons. A. Boucard, too, found it in the State of Oaxaca, near Cinco Senores. In Guatemala
le range throughout the higher districts. I met with it in the Volcan de

by Mr. Salvin :—

es. is found in Mexico; and, as collections made in the highlands
it would appear to be a common bird. Besides the valley
hence specimens have been forwarded from Jalapa by

Trogon mevicanus enjoys a wit
: 1 ] x 1 ys OV he | 0 7V¢ 7 = ae ie ene ane,
Fuego and also in Vera Paz, near Coban, in the valley of the Motagua, as well as in the woods overlooking
the Plain of Salama; and it is doubtless to be seen in all suitable forests in the mountainous districts.

Guatemala, however, would appear to be the extent of its range ma south-easterly direction, as it has not

yet been noticed in any of the other Central-American republics.
“Like other members of this family, Zrogon mewicanus is found in forests, usually sitting on the lower
branches of the high trees. When at rest it sits almost motionless ; but its flight from one branch to another
is quick though not sustained, as they never fly far. I found them most abundant in evergreen-oak woods.
These oaks clothe, with greater or less density, the mountain-sides from an elevation of 5000 to about 7500
feet, and some of them (for there are many species in Guatemala) grow into magnificent trees. Trogon
mexicanus, however, does not keep strickly to the oak-woods, for on one occasion I was lucky enough to be
shown a nest in a tree forming part of a scrubby forest at an elevation of not more than 3000 feet, 2. e.
considerably below the oak-region. ‘This was at a place called Chuacus, a small village in Vera Paz, situated
in a valley which runs into the great valley of the river Motagua. This nest was in a hole in the bole of a
small tree, about 15 or 20 feet from the ground. The male bird flew out, and I secured the eggs, three in
number. ‘They were slightly pointed, and of a very pale greenish colour, not pure white when fresh. There
was no nest, the eggs being laid on the floor of the hole.”

The young male of this species has bars on the tail, which would lead many persons to suppose pertained
to another; but this is not the case.

Nothing further seems to have been recorded respecting the habits and economy of the Mexican Trogon.

The figures are from a pair of birds in my own collection.
The Plate represents male and female, of the size of life.