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TROGON MERIDIONALITS, Sw

Little Trogon.

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SPECIFIC CHaRactTER.

Mas. Trog.capite pectoreque purpurers, aliquando viridi tinctis 5

‘ a auribus guttureque nigris ; dors
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saturate aureo-viridi ; alis negrescenti-brunneis, remgibus a : ae

‘bo marginatis, secundaris tegmi-

busque pulverulenti-cinereis « ventr pe
nibusque pulverulenti-cinereis ; ventre aurantiaco : rectalibud intefncdiis Hadi. ee

proximarum utrinque pogoniis externis viridibus, harum
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nigro apiulatis, reliquis albo nigroque fasciatis.

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Rostrum plumbeum, ad apicem pallidits ; pedes saturaté plumbei.

pogonis internis nigris, his omnibus

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Fem. saturate ceruleo-canus, ventre aurantiaco+ aljs njor; 2, ne
oe | : me antraco; als nigris, secundariis tegminibusque albo trans-
versim lineatis ; remegibus tribus extimis ufrs, m nore, 2.
: — 2 tums utrinque ad basin nigris, pogonis externis albis
negro fascratis.

Male. Crown of the head and chest rich purple, changing to greenish purple in some speci-
mens; throat and ears black; back and upper tail-coverts dark green tinged with gold ;
wings blackish brown, the primaries edged with white, secondaries and lesser wing-
coverts finely powdered with grey; breast and under parts rich orange; middle tail-
feathers deep green, two next on each side green on their outer webs and black on the
inner, all six tipped with black, three outer feathers on each side strongly barred with
lines of black and white; bill lead colour, lighter at the tip; feet dark lead colour.

Female. Whole of the head, chest, back, and six middle tail-feathers dark bluish grey; the
three lateral feathers on each side black at their base, their outer edges white barred with
black; wings black, secondaries and lesser wing-coverts finely marked with transverse lines
of white; under surface orange; bill dark horn colour.

Total length, 83 inches; 7/7, 1; wing, 44; tadl, 42; tarsi, +.
Trogon meridionalis. Swains.
sulphureus. Spix, Av. Sp. Nov., vol. 1. pl. xxxvirt. p. 48.!

 

 

Turs species is very sparingly dispersed over the northern parts of Brazil, but is more abundant in Sore
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Trinidad, and the adjacent islands. It is one of the commonest species 1n our cabinets, there being few col-

lections sent from the last-named countries which do not contain examples.

The birds figured by Dr. Spix under the name of Trogon sulphureus are in all probability intended for
; I have therefore considered it best to adopt the

this species, but in several particulars do not accord with it :
on to the South American members of this

name assigned to it by Mr. Swainson, who has paid much attenti

group. . oe
The sexes offer the usual differences in the colour of their plumage, the male being clothed above with rich
during the first year are like the

green, while the female has the same parts dark bluish grey: the young

female.