TROGON FULGIDUS, Gouwid.

Mas. Trog. capite, gula, pectore, tectricibus alarum, dorso, tectricibusque caude intense aureo-
veridibus ; harum duabus caudam ipsam quoad longitudinem excellentibus ; alis nigris, pri-
maris extus fusco marginatis; rectricibus caude sex intermediis omnind nigris, reliquis
albis, et ad basin nigris ; abdomine, lateribus, crissoque intense sanguineis ; rostro corneo, ad
basin pallidiore ; pedibus fuscis.

Foem. Capite, collo, pectoreque viridescenti-olivacers ; corpore supra intense viridi ; alis nigris,
rectricibus caude sex intermedis nigris ; reliquis cineraceis fascus tribus vel quatuor fuscis

ornatis, et ad basin fuscescenti-nigris.

Male. Head, throat, chest, wing-coverts, back, and upper tail-coverts deep golden green; the
two longest of the upper tail-coverts rather longer than the tail ; wings black, the primaries
margined externally with brown; six centre tail-feathers wholly black; the three lateral
feathers on each side black at the base, and pure white for the remainder of their length ;
abdomen, flanks, and under tail-coverts deep carmine red; bill horn colour, becoming
lighter at the base ; feet dark brown.

Female. Head, neck, and chest greenish olive brown; all the upper surface deep green ;_ wings
black ; six middle tail-feathers black ; the three lateral feathers brownish black at the base,
and greyish white for the remainder of their length, the latter portion crossed by three or
four irregular arrow-shaped markings of blackish brown ; bill and feet as in the male.

Total length, 13 inches ; bell, 12; wing, 7 ; tan, © = tarsi, =

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Trogon fulgidus, Gould in Proc. of Zool. Soc. Part VI. 1838.

 

Two examples of this rare species, (an adult male and female,) are in the possession of Madame Goubie at
Paris, to whose collection I was introduced through the kindness of Monsieur Florent Prevost. I am also in-
debted to Mr. John Leadbeater for an opportunity of comparing my drawing of the species with a bird in his
collection which is the identical specimen referred to by M. Temminck in the letter-press of the bird he has
called Pavoninus, and which he observes had not the lengthened plumes. Although Mr. Leadbeater’s bird
has lost the outer tail-feather on each side, has a more golden tint pervading the whole of the green, and a
lighter-coloured bill, I am inclined to consider it identical with the bird here represented.

No doubt exists in my mind as to the specific value of the Trogon fulgidus, differing as it does from all
the other members of the group; it may be distinguished from the Trogon Pavoninus of Spix by its rather
larger size, by the male having the outer tail-feathers largely tipped with white, instead of being wholly black,
and by the outer tail-feathers of the female being greyish w hite, crossed with dark brown on both webs instead
of being spotted with white on the outer web and tip only. |

I am unable to state the precise locality inhabited by this species ; but judging from the circumstance of its

being contained in a collection which I believe had been received from Guiana, we may reasonably conclude
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that that country is its native habitat.

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