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TRO&'OJS' b l k &a n s .
Graceful Trogon.
S p e c i f ic C h a r a c t b b .
Mas. Trog. faciei capite anticè, auribus, guttureque nigris ; pectore, cervice, dorso, tectrìci-
busque candoe superiorihus viridibus ; torque pectorali albâ ventre tectricibusque caudoe
inferioribus caccine ts , alis brunnescenti-nigris, in medio ciñereis albo transversim fexuosè
lineatis ; retnigum jntgonns extemis albo fmbriatis ; rectricibus duabus intermedi ts proxinuir
rumque dttarum atrinque pogoniis extemis cupreo-viridibus, harum pogomis interna nigris,
omnibus ad apicem late nigris ; reliquie ad basin nigris, ad apicem albis, in medio proesertim
pogonii extemis albo nigroque fasciatis.
Foem. Auribus in medio lineaque oculum albis; torque pectorali subobsoleta ; suprà et ad pectus
cinereo-brunneus oliváceo tinctus ; alis in medio ciñereis maculis saturatioribus notatis; re-
migibus brunneis ; ventre antico brun nescent i-gríseo m coceineum post ice transeunte ; rectricibus
duabus intermediis sordide castam'isr upon bur dttedwa pr^mums ntrtnque_ nigris,
reliquis ad basin nigris, ad apicem albis, in tj& dw albis nxgro spawttvt mmuintM
Rostrum flavum: tarsi brunnei.
Male. Face, fore part of the heart, threat Widk ; «best, bark of the neck, back,
and «.pper tail-covert* g w o : a wluv creseciit separate the green of the chest from the
breast, which together wi th the be ay and under tail-coverts is scarlet; wings brownish
black, the primaries having their outer edges fringed with white;, secondaries and centre
of the wings grey, strongly marked with zigzag transverse lines of black; two middle tail-
feathers green with bronzy reflections on their outer webs, only the inner webs black; all
six are largely tipped with black; the remaining six black at the base and white at the
tip, the middle portions of these latter feathers barred with black and white, which is most
strongly depicted on their outer edges; feet brown; bill fine gamboge yellow.
Female. Bill yellow; centre of the ear-coverts and a small rim round the eye white ; the whole
of the upper surface and chest greyish brown with a tinge of olive ; primaries brown,
their outer edges fringed, with white; centre of the wings and secondaries grey, faintly
speckled with spots of a darker colour; a faint pectoral band of white separates the feathers
of the chest from ihow of the breaat, which is tight brownish; grey on the upper part,
gradually passing into the scarlet of the hinder part and under tail-coverts; two centre
tail-feathers dull chestout brown tipped with black, two next <m »wsfc ***>»•■ l<Wk. the
remainder are black at the base ;u«l whit* »» th«. the dtiMs fmrtom being white,
irregularly blotted m«l* Muck
Total length about 12 hi*'he»; wfyg, to f>f, fml, 7\.
Trogon elegans. Gould, Proceedings of Zool. Soc., Part II. p. 26.
The beautiful bird here figured «nder the specific title of elegant is a native of Guatimala, a country rich
beyond measure m zootogteai «tar«#, and of the numberless productions of which a large proportion are yet to
be characterised by the «ctetitihc.
The Gracefal Trogon was received from Paris, to which city it was sent from Guatemala in company with
several other species, as the Trog. resplendent, be.
In point of affinity it is most nearly allied to the bird we have called ambigttux, the chief point of difference
being in the decided barring of the outer tail-feathers, and in the stronger marking on the wings.
The lengthened tails of many of the Mexican Trogons seems a feature which disringmshes them from all
the other Trogons of the new continent; bat h this particular the Trog. elegans is especially conspicuous,
possessing as it does a more lengthened tail than any other of the smaller species ®f this genus.
The female is readily distinguished from the mate by her more obscure and k:.-s gaudy colouring, a description
of which is given above.
The Plate represents a male and female.