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Mountain Trogon
S p e c if ic C h a r a c t e r .
Mas. Trog. capite, gutture, pectoreque lutescentibus; dorso tectricibus caudce superioribus,
rectricibus duabus intermediis saturate ntfis; alis nigris in medio transversim albo pluri-
fasciatis, remigibus externb albo Jimbricatis ; rectricibus tribus externis utrinque ad basin
nigris, ad apicem albis, duabus proximis nigris; ventre aurantiaco in medio, et ad crissim
Jlavo ; Jemoribus nigris.
Foem. Capite, pectore, dorsoque sordide brunneis, uropygio rectricibusque duabus intermediis
minus sordidis ; alarumfasciis albis ; ventre Jlavo ad latera subaivrantiaco.
Rostrum ad apicem nigrum, in Jlavum basin versus transiens.
Male. The top of the head, throat, and chest greenish yellow; back, coverts of the tail, and
two middle tail-feathers rich maroon heightened on the rump; wings black, with their
middles transversely rayed with strong bars of white; outer edge of the primaries white;
three outer tail-feathers black at their base and white at their tips, the two next on each
side black; breast and flanks rich orange; middle of the belly and vent yellow; thighs
black; legs and feet flesh colour; bill black at the tip, gradually passing into yellow at the
base.
Female. Head, chest, and all the upper surface dull brown, becoming more rich on the rump
and two middle tail-feathers; the remainder of the tail as in the m ale; the transverse marks
on the centre of the wings brown instead of white; whole of the under surface yellow,
inclining to orange on the flanks.
Total length, 10 to 101- inches; wing, 4-f-; tail, 6r.
Trogon Oreskios. Temm., PI. Col. 121.
N e a r l y all that is here said respecting this species is gleaned from the “ Planches Coloriees des Oiseaux” of
M. Temminck, who states that science is indebted to the research of MM. Diard and Reinwardt for the first
knowledge of its existence. It appears to have been unknown to Sir Stamford Raffles and Dr. Horsfield, as
it is not enumerated in their Catalogue of the Birds of Java, a country in which, and probably Sumatra, says
M. Temminck, it is to be found. According to M. Kuhl, it subsists on insects, and inhabits woods and
mountains.
As far as my own experience goes, I have never seen it in collections from the countries above mentioned,
while on the other hand I possess several individuals from Rangoon, where it appears to be a species of
common occurrence. It may be readily distinguished from all the other members of its family by the chaste
and less gaudy style of colouring which its plumage exhibits.
Habitat, Java.
The Plate represents an adult male and female.