INTRODUCTION.
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It may be so in many cases and with some species. The only nest we ever saw, which
is in the fork of a large tre

imiliar, playful birds, capable of learning as many feats as

hollows of trees.
e, over the water, upon the Amazon.

was of the Toco Toucan, wé

«¢ Toucans, when tamed, are exceedingly fé

with the exception of talking.

any of the Parrots,
they effect their object by one sudden jump. They eat anything

«When turning about on their perch,

but are particularly fond of meat.

«When roosting they have a habit of elevating their tails over their backs. The beaks of the Red-

billed Toucans are richly marked with red, yellow, and black; but preserved specimens soon lose their

beauty.
“The other varieties found near Para are the Pteroglossus maculirostris (Licht.), the P bitorquatus

(Vig.), and the P. viridis.”

But few notes have been written on the Toucans of the Pacific side of America; I find, however

the following in the « Zoology of the Voyage of the Sulphur,’ by the late R. B. Hinds, Esq. :— |
“Tn our examination of the west coast of America from south to north, the Ramphastide were first
seen at Atacames, which is a little south of the equator; and they were subsequently often noticed at the
different places touched at as far as the Gulf of Fonseca, in 13°17 N. tae This is, however, most

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certainly not their geographical limit, and probably not even on the coast.”—Zool. of Voy. of Sulphur
. ;

p. 46.

Latham and Son { > ©. c S . ( W S 1 ite ed 1S
CO 1e Ider au hors 1¢ ie 1

by no means ‘le fF i SS S t
. clear. The Name may 381 J ise i ¥V > a ? V of e
yossibly have aris if > fi wi i 1 ]

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Gentleman’s Magazine, p. 000 :—

co 7 5 S fo d a b d
The genus 1s confine { 5
g S 1S C r parts rs |
to the hotte parts ors outh America 7 Cals Carthagena is un ir called
} U dl

Preacher, fr tT
, from the custom of its |
S it re at re Ite 1
s perching above its companions, and with a ridiculous motion of its head
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attended with its hars
d with its harsh note, as it were uttering a diicateenS
5 : se.

Vi inn 5 0 I
5 cus and the olde WI : s
B I r wr mG 2 r 1 ereg
‘ , | iters, all the members of this sroup known to them V mp is in
- Single genus Ramphe sf c @) ,
5 5 astos. In the year 8 |
- : | h year le te however, Illiger separated the smaller ind more el 5 ntly
f e species gprly L ; i ‘ I |
I ecles, popularly known as Aracaris into a li | = > i .
a cs . ae : § > a distinct genus, to which he gave the nam ter'0-
S ye flave acquired c
1 much mor ox IV 1 e€ e
ind the A es a ; c ore extensive acqua c > 7]
at a stil] further subdivision of the famil 1 | , : an a 4 i a ?
: 3 c lly ls necessary: | a wi
into five Or SIX distinct sections or , a = : a 4 : : j ‘a
= S ; genera, each he 7] a
are r R x aving well-m; “Ke sNarac CS
others. The genus Ramphastos of Linne ; e : a i = a S ce al :
Cc -US must of ; rs 1
their laroe = . = course EClc : or : ist
heir large and gaily-colc ‘ . b I tain d for the ou ans distin . ish y
5 5) J ured bills c 1 7
8S, anc the black

Pteroo: : ; colouring of ce ‘ : :
teroglossus is retained for thes Abe 1g of their plumage ; in like manner Illiger’s genus

eloukedunaic Aragaris, birds having a ; a
ed in green above and yelloy 1 g a more elegant contour, and whose bodies ar
a Vv and red be : g

eneath. In b

: oth these sectj ; ‘
se sections the sexes are alike in colour