TM x& O K ' E I Y T 1 R O C E F H A iU S i -.
Red-headed Tro^on.
JiutiMbty G&dbuuuUk
Mas. Trog. caput guttureque sordid% sanguimis, hoc postice striga alba, obsoleta cincto ; pectore
ventreqm <f*ccmeis ; dorso, tectricibusque caudce superioribus arenaceo-co stands ; scapttlaribus
alceqm fci'tricibus majoribus nigro alboque Jlexuosini strigatis; remigibus nigris, pogoniis
' eastefwM albo Jimbriatis; rectricibus duabus intermedin castaneis ad apicem nigris, duabus
f t iki imis utrinque nigris, reliquis nigris albo lath apiculatis.
Juv. \ Fcem. Capite guttureque arenaceo-brunneis ; torque albo magis quam in mare conspicuo;
scapularibus nigro brunneoque strigatis.
Rostrum brunneum ; mandibularum basis regioque ophthalmica nuda cocci ueae.
Male. The head, throat, and chest dull red; a narrow band of white separates the chest from
the breast, which with the whole of the under parts are scarlet; back and upper tail-
coverts sandy brown; centre of the wings striated with fine wavy lines of black and white;
primaries MmL With the exception of the outer edge of each quill, which is white;
M cs middle tail-feathers chestnut brown tipped with black, the next two on each side
wholly black, the black at their base only with the remaining portion white; naked
spue*? round the eym red; bill black.
Young or Female] Similarly clothed to the male, exceptthat the whole head and chest are sandy
brown and the linear markings on the centre of the wing are brown on a black ground
instead of white, which is characteristic of the male only.
Total length, 12 to 13 inches; wing, 5 ; tail, to 7-
Preceding» of 2<ool. Soc., Part II. p. 25.
tt> 2nd Edit., vol. 3. pi. 50. p. 212.
This species appears to enjoy a range of habitat extending from Rangoon to the rich valley of Nepaul,
from latter country we have seen a single specimen. In Rangoon it is a bird of common occurrence.
Like the rest of its genus, it gives a preference to the thickest jungles; hence in that luxuriant; country it finds
a retreat at once congenial with its habits and mode of life. It is a species of extreme rarity in our
collections, doubtless owing to the little intercourse we have hitherto had with the interesting country of
which it is a native, and from the probability of its being entirely confined to the continent. My own
" mwns, two :>r three which were killed and brought to this country by Major Godfrey, and one sent from
by B. i t H*»dgson, Esq., are all the examples of this bird that I have seen.
. t du Wooed to wlieve that the bird figured in Dr. Latham’s General History (qnoted above) under the
title i | r ^ f 1 ■* 'fim.wfm is identical with the present, notwithstanding that the weight recorded by him, one
outlet1 twa • . ;i««i n»v:i • difference in the colouring would seem to contradict such an opinion. One thing
is certain, H «jflwsot oe nfr-ml to the original Jasdatus deserilted and figured in the Indian Zoology of Forster
and Pennant, a «¡prcies about which there is considerable confusion.
I f we may judge from - - the upper bird in the accompanying Plate represents a young male, and not,
as I at first supposed, a tetr«ak-, ii this be the case, the female is at present unknown.
Habitat, Rangoon, Nepaul, 8m..