506 GALBULID. 
Of the six recognized genera of Galbulide only two, viz. Galbula and Jacamerops, 
are represented in our region, each by a single species, the total number of species in 
the family being twenty-one. 
GALBULA. 
Galbula, Brisson, Orn. iv. p. 85 (1760); Scl. Mon. Jacamars and Puff-birds, p. xxi; Cat. Birds 
Brit. Mus. xix. p. 163. 
Of the ten recognized species of this genus only one occurs within our limits, where 
it is widely distributed. The remaining nine are distributed over the rest of 
Tropical America, the Amazons Valley being the metropolis of the genus—only one 
species, G. rufo-viridis, reaching the forests of South-eastern Brazil. | 
The bill of Galbula is long, straight, compressed, and sharp-pointed ; the nostrils 
rounded and exposed, with a few long overhanging bristles; the outer rectrix 
on either side of the tail is small, the tail itself long and cuneate, the middle 
pair of rectrices slightly exceeding the next pair. The plumage generally is glittering 
green. 
1. Galbula melanogenia. 
Galbula melanogenia, Scl. Contr. Orn. 1852, p. 61, t. 90’; P. Z. S. 1856, p. 1397; 1858, p-. 357°; 
1859, p. 887°; Mon. Jacamars and Puff-birds, p. 19, t.5°; Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. xix. 
p- 166°; Moore, P. Z. 8. 1859, p. 537; Scl. & Salv. Ibis, 1859, p. 131°; 1860, p. 40°; 
P. Z. 8. 1870, p. 837"; Taylor, Ibis, 1860, p. 116"; Salv. P. Z. S. 1867, p. 151”; 1870, 
p- 201; Ibis, 1872, p. 8321“; Lawr. Ann. Lye. N. Yi ix. p. 118”; v. Frantz. J. ‘t Orn. 
1869, p. 311"; Boucard, P. Z. 8. 1878, p. 47"; Nutting, Pr. U. S. Nat. Mus. v. p. 401”; 
vi. p. 407"; v. Berl. & Tacz. P. Z. S. 1883, p.572”; Ridgw. Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. x. p. 591”; 
Zeled. Ann. Mus. Nac. Costa Rica, 1887, p. 119”; Richmond, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xvi. 
p. 512”. 
Galbula ruficauda, Cassin, Pr. Ac. Phil. 1860, p. 184%. 
Supra nitente aureo-viridis, loris et regione oculari nigris, capitis lateribus reliquis dorso concoloribus: 
subtus mento nigro, gula pure albo, pectore dorso concolore, abdomine lete castaneo; alarum remigibus 
et tectricibus suis majoribus nigricantibus, secundariis internis et tectricibus reliquis viridibus; caude 
rectricibus quatuor mediis dorso concoloribus, rectricibus tribus utrinque externis castaneis ; ; rostro 
nigro, pedibus rubidis. Long. tota 9-8, ale 3-3, caudw rectr. med. 4°8, rectr. lat. 2°75, rostri a rictu 
2°95, tarsi 0-5. 
mari similis, sed gula pallide castanea nec alba, abdomine dilutiore. 
(Descr. maris et femine ex Teleman, 
Guatemala. Mus. nostr.) 
Hab. Mexico, Playa Vicente (Boucard +); British Honpuras, Belize (Blancaneaux) ; 
GuatemMAta (Delattre +°°), Coban ®, Chisec, Choctum, Teleman®, Yzabal® (0. S. 
& F. D.G.); Honpuras, Omoa (G. C. Taylor *, Leyland’), San Pedro (G. WV. 
Whitely"), Segovia R. (Townsend); Nicaragua, Chontales (Belt 4), Los 
Sabalos (Nutting), Rana (W. B. Richardson), Escondido R. (Richmond 2°) ; 
Costa Rica, Bebedero, Nicoya (Arcé, C. F. Underwood), La Palma (Nutting 18), 
