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10 INTRODUCTION.

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Le Vaillant to three of the species figured in his “ Oiseaux de Paradis,” viz Rampha ocard, R. Azare,

and R. Bailloni. Mr Swainson made us acquainted with three additional species, Ramphastos ambiguus,

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Pteroelossus inscriptus, and Pt. sulcatus. Dr. Lichtenstem gave the names of Pteroglossus prasinus and

Pt. maculirostris to two well-marked species. Dr. Latham did not adda single species to the group; unless

: : Ws ae ene ati identical with Aulacoramphus s
his Blue-eared Toucan, to which he gave no specific appellation, be ident yp ulcatus.

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The Ramphastos Indicus of Miller’s ‘‘ Cimelia Physica” 1s doubtless meant to represent a Toucan; and if the

colours of the under surface were transposed it would then more nearly resemble #. Toco than any other.

Wagler, who gave a monograph of the group in his ‘* Systema Avium,” published in 1827, added the

jeri and Pteroglossus Reinwardti, Langsdorffi and Humboldti. Subse-

following species, —Ramphastos Cuw

quently he published in Oken’s “ Isis” the description of a fifth new species under the name of Pteroglossus

Beauharnaisii. His Ramphastos Le Vaillantii is merely the description of the faded R. erythrorhynchus,
figured by Le Vaillant on his fourth plate ; his Ramphastos callorhynchus is identical with the A. carinatus
of Swainson; his R. Forsterorum is taken from the fifth plate of Le Vaillant, which is said to be a represen-
tation of a bird made up from R. Arve! and R. Cwieri; his R. erythrosoma cannot be identified with any
known bird; the characters were taken from Le Vaillant’s sixth plate representing a specimen which had
probably been tampered with by the bird-mounter, a much to be reprehended, though not unfrequent

practice ; lastly, his Pteroglossus Poéppigi is identical with his Pt. Beauharnaisi.
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Both Prince Charles Lucien Bonaparte and Mr. G. R. Gray consider the Ramphastos maximus of Cuvier
to be identical with the R. erythrosoma of Wagler, which, as above stated, has been founded upon a

made-up specimen.

Mr. Vigors, who commenced a monograph of the family in the ‘ Zoological Journal,” but did not live

to complete it, named two others, Ramphastos Ariel and Pteroglossus bitorquatus.

Mr. Fraser pointed out the characters which distinguish his Pteroglossus flavirostris from the true

Pt. Azare for which I had mistaken it.

During my absence in Australia Mr. Waterhouse described a fine new species as Pteroglossus nigri-

rostris, the bird st si ‘ BI WMO Citan Ethic :
almost simultaneously receiving the appellation of P¢. melanorhynchus from the Messrs.

Sturm of Nuremberg.

M. Natterer, who has furni 7] i m
AV ; as furnished us with so much yvaluabl r i 1 i
able _ z : .
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two new species Preroglossus Gouldi and Pt. Sturmi.