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Peacock Trogon.
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S p e c i f i c C h a r a c t e r .
Mas. \ Trog, corpore saprà,
e. mdaque nigris ; couds
(S< \uantibus ; ventre
vit \di-SfUt'/idt n t ibus.
Iridea .. roglmm
Foem. ì . . •*tiare, perJ
Mok
capite, gutture, pectore, scapularibusque splendenti-viridibus ; alis
• tectrtam mperiorum intermediis duabus caudam longitudine sub-
ncibusque caudce inferioribus coccineis; J'emoribus tarsisque nigris
si! basin miniaceum ad apicem flavum; pedes ocbracci.
weque saturate cinereo-brunneis viridi tinctis; ventre tectricibusque
NW; scapularibus dorsoque viridibus; alis cauddque brunnescenti-
* externis ) lavescentibus, rectricibus duabus extimis cinereo-albido
em: rostri mandibula superior saturate brunnca, inferior ad basin
versus in brunneum transiens.
»boulder of tiie wing anti whole of the upper surface rich glossy
to the Vwg michisig the end of the tail but
typ «dtt ofefcfe ; hxemi mad under tail-covert* rich scarlet; fea-
Macs; with green reflections j irides dark carmine; feet ocbre
the tip.
mine at the base and yellow
»at, and chest dark greyish I.
greyish brow», <t
digits and tarsi f|j
»tale. Head
abdomen
feathers o:
upper surftcA uictuding the upper tail-coverts, which nearly reach to the end of the tail,
rich green; \w<»gs brownish black with the outer edges of the feathers buff; tail-feathers
black, the tw o A uter on each side obscurely rayed with greyish white; upper mandible dark
brown, under mandible dusky carmine becoming brown at the point; irides brownish
carmine. \
Total length, iS^-ii^efees; M l, l i ; wing, 7*-5 tail, 7 ; tarsi, f.
preyian brown tinged with green; upper part of the
lower pari and the under tail-coverts deep scarlet;
k with green reflections; shoulders and whole of the
. Av. -Si Nov. vol. 1. pi. XXXV. p. 47.
The Trogon first 4*
it, however, is m mettgr* ta sj?oi
since the publication of pa wo\k without any ad#
kindness of M. Jean N»'
specimens which be hss s
Bntsiiis, M. Natierer had ii
that, b inhabits the high w
mong the highe
ibaiog the conti
rain species of p
*» -nbsistence
$ longer yield
i f l ««*>
fruit of a mth
fruits, fonM «
when the trow
this bird differ
most of t
its difference in that respect is ana
the tail less abruptly truncated, tl -
adapted for clinging.
In my description of the magnii
pointed out the characters by which
it will therefore be unnecessary to rcMftM’ti
A&ttongh tbe females of this bird i'.nw V'
fro»* each other, yet they assimilate *
possess
sO don
by Ufc• <%** in his work on the bird* of Brazil. His account of
A little insight into it* history; ¿osd twelve years have now elapsed
sibrmaMO« having been made known. Through the
1» * a® to illustrate both sexes of this species, from very fine
sy care for that purpose. During his sixteen years’ sojourn in tbe
tunities of observing this bird in a state of nature; and he informs me
0 the upper parts of the river Amazon and the Rio Negro, where it
1 of the trees.
stomach M. Natterer has almost invariably found it to consist of the
«erefore concludes that this, together with various berries and stoned
•a the localities above mentioned when its favourite fruit Is ripe; and
.to supply it retires again to other districts. In the nature of its food
*j*ecies, which are well known to''Subsist principally on insects ; and
»icd by an equal diversity of form, tbe wings being more lengthy,
Institute of serratures, and the claws strong, curved, and admirably
ies from Guatimala which 1 have designated resplendent, I have
1 may at all times be distinguished from the one now represented ;
«a here,
rrogon resplendent offer a considerable difference ¡11 their plumage
•early than do the females of most other species ; for they both
rich glossy green plumage, and the upper tail-coverts are alike, but in the present bird they are not
1 as in Drag, resplendent. The young males during the first year resemble the female.