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mere edging on the inner web at the tips of the feathers; the outer feather barred for its exposed length, 
but the basal half of this barring more in the nature of spots, which do not touch the shaft, and become 
smaller towards the base; the second feather is similar, but has less barring, the third still less. Exposed 
culmen 0°66 in., width of bill at base 0-69, wing 4°7, longest tail-feather 5-1, shortest 3°28, tarsus 0°58. 
Orbital ring clove-brown ; iris dark brown. . 
«The female just described resembles that of 7’, caligatus almost exactly, but the barring on the wing-coverts 
and secondaries is very different, and there is a slight difference on the upper parts, a perceptible gloss 
being present on these parts in the bird just described.”—C. W. Richmond, 1. 8. ¢. 
Hab. Nicaragua, Escondido R. (C. W. Richmond). 
The above is Mr. Richmond’s description of this Trogon, of which we know nothing 
ourselves. In reply to enquiries, Mr. Ridgway writes that it agrees closely with 
T. caligatus in the colour of the underparts, the pattern of the lateral rectrices, and fine 
vermiculation of the wing-coverts ; but there is not a trace of metallic colouring on the 
chest or upper parts—the former being uniform black like the head, the back, scapulars, 
and rump similar but greyer, and the middle rectrices dark brownish-slate with the 
usual terminal black bar. If not a distinct species it must be a very abnormal 
T. caligatus. 
B. Rectrices utrinque tres laterales haud albo terminate. 
c. Rectrices laterales unicolores. 
12. Trogon macrurus. 
Trogon macroura, Gould, Mon. Trog. t. 17*; Lawr. Ann. Lyc. N. Y. vii. p. 290°. 
Trogon macrourus, Cassin, Pr. Ac. Phil. 1860, p. 135 note’. 
Trogon macrurus, Scl. & Salv. P. Z. S. 1864, p. 364°; 1879, p. 535° ; Gould, Mon. Trog. ed. 2, 
t. 80°; Grant, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. xvii. p. 474’. | 
Supra nitide cupreo-viridis, uropygio vix cyanescentiore ; loris, capitis lateribus et mento nigris, pectore dorso 
concolore, torque pectorali alba, abdomine et tectricibus subcaudalibus coccineis; alis nigricantibus, remi- 
gibus albido limbatis, secundariis internis et tectricibus albo minute irroratis; caude rectricibus duabus 
mediis cyanescenti-viridibus, rectricibus tribus externis omnino nigris, rectricibus reliquis in pogonio 
externo dorso concoloribus ; rostro flavido. Long. tota 12-0, ale 6°6, caude rectr. med. 7:0, rectr. lat. 4°8. 
2 schistacea, abdomine imo et tectricibus subcaudalibus coccineis, remigibus albo limbatis; maxilla cornea, 
basi et mandibula flavida. (Descr. maris et feminge ex Lion Hill, Panama. Mus. nostr.) 
Hab. Panama, Lion Hill (M*Zeannan?*), Paraiso (Hughes*), Truando R. and Delta 
of the Atrato (W. S. & C. J. Wood *).—Co Lomi ®. 
The only Central-American species at all closely allied to this is Trogon massena, 
from which it may readily be distinguished by the distinct white pectoral band 
which divides the green of the throat from the scarlet of the abdomen. From 
T. melanurus of South America it is not so easily distinguished, the two birds being 
very much alike. 7. macrurus, however, besides having a distinct range, seems to be 
a larger bird with a decidedly longer tail, whence its name. 
Of the species itself we know next to nothing. It was described and figured by 
Gould in the first edition of his Monograph }, and included by Lawrence in his list of 
M‘Leannan’s collections made on the Panama Railway Line 2, and the same collector 
supplied us with specimens. Cassin states that amongst a number of skins of young 
