T iiO G Q H C I T M O m g . ,
. Lemon breasted Trogon.
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T ROGO N CITREOLUS , Gould.
Mas. Trog. iiertice, collo, (torso, g u tta tfae ¡e-«p> m m cih tis duabrn intermediis
adapicem, proximarum duaram asrimfae - r ,7- , J , / -• ■' rcliqntstfttft ad basin nigris, his
apicem versus a/Ms : veitfre ritrimi in (tnnrnttaritm vcrgente; alut brtmnescenti-nigris. rectri-
cam pogoniis extends a»» fatte-batt ; nstra tm n k tam tim am » ; pedibas bnmveis.
Fcem. Cm'-itx ¿wtfw t, , rectrtctbm sex tntemiedm brunnegcenti-nigris ;
Male. Crown of the head, m tk , back and throat bluish green; tips of the two middle tail-
feathers, the internal web of the two next on each side, and the base o f the remainder black,
the rest of each feather white: abdomen lemon-yellow passing into orange; wings brownish
black, the outer webs of the primaries fringed with white; bill bluish horn colour; feet
brown.
Female. Head, throat and back dark g rey ; six middle tail-feathers brownish; in other respects
the same as in the male.
Total length, I Of inches ; b*U, ! ; icing, 5 i ; ¿ail, 6 ; tarsi, i.
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This in t e r e s t in g and verv rare T«»^» is * mm* >= ftfaxteo, and may be distinguished from all other known
species b y th e delicate lem o n - y e llo w id th e « ¡ ¡d e r surface, by the greater extent of the white on the lateral
tail-feathers, a n d b y the u n i fo rm o o fo u r iu g o f the central portion of the wing.
The birds figured in the accompanying Plate are an immature male, and an adult female. When more
fully adult, the male has the whole of the head, neck, chest, and upper surface of an uniform rich green.
The specimens from which the above description and the figures are taken form a part of the collection of
the Zoological Society, in which arc also contained nearly all the species represented in the present Monograph.