556 RHAMPHASTIDZ. 
p- 837"; Lawr. Ann. Lye. N. Y. vii. p. 299”; ix. p.129"; Bull. U.S. Nat. Mus. no. 4, 
p- 34°; Cab. J. f. Orn. 1862, p. 331; v. Frantz. J. f. Orn. 1869, p. 362"; Salv. Ibis, 
1872, p. 823"; Boucard, P. Z.S. 1878, p. 46°; 1883, p. 455°; Sumichrast, La Nat. v. 
p. 288”; Nutting, Pr. U. S. Nat. Mus. v. p. 401”; vi. pp. 888”, 407%; Ferrari- 
Perez, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. ix. p. 163"; Ridgw. Pr. U. S. Nat. Mus. x. p. 591”; Zeledon, 
An. Mus. Nac. Costa Rica, 1887, p. 123”; Richmond, Pr. U. 8. Nat. Mus. xvi. p. 518” ; 
Underwood, Ibis, 1896, p. 445 *. 
Pteroglossus regalis, Licht. in Mus. Berol. apud Wagl. Isis, 1829, p. 508” ; Gould, P. Z.S. 1834, 
p. 75 *. 
Pteroglossus erythropygius, Lawr. Ann. Lyc. N. Y. viii. p. 179"; Salv. P. Z. S. 1867, p. 157. 
Supra saturate nigricanti-olivaceus, capite toto undique nigro, torque nuchali angusta castanea ; uropygio et 
tectricibus supracaudalibus coccineis : subtus gutture toto, plaga pectorali et fascia abdominali nigris, 
corpore reliquo flavo-coccineo irregulariter tincto ; tibiis castaneis ; rostri culminis apice et mandibula tota 
nigris, maxilla reliqua albicante ad basin rufescente ; oculorum ambitu coccineo, infra oculos nigricante ; 
‘ride flava; pedibus viridibus. Long. tota circa 18:0, ale 6-0, caude 7:0, rostri a rictu 4°3, tarsi 1:4. 
(Deser. exempl. ex Choctum, Guatemala. Mus. nostr.) . 
® mari similis. 
Hab. Mexico, Tustepec, Xacatepec (Wagler 2°), Jalapa (Ferrari-Perez ®4), San Andres 
Tuxtla (Sallé*), Uvero, Cosamaloapam, Omealca (Sumichrast 2°), San Lorenzo near 
Cordova, Alvarado (Ferrari-Perez), Playa Vicente (Boucard *, M. Trujillo), Sochiapa 
(MZ. Trujitic), Teapa in Tabasco (Mrs. H. H. Smith), N. Yucatan !, Izalam (G. F. 
Gaumer), Santa Efigenia1*, Tapanatepec, Tonala (Sumichrast®); Britisa Honpuras, 
Orange Walk, Cayo, Belize (Blancaneaux); GuatemMata, Savana Grande, Retalhuleu, 
Patio Bolas, Choctum, Rio Dulce ® (0. 8S. & F. D. G.) ; Honpuras (Leyland §), Omoa 
(G. C. Taylor*®), San Pedro (G. M. Whitely 4), Segovia river (Townsend *) ; 
NicaraGua, Matagalpa, La Libertad, Volcan de Chinandega, Leon, Momotombo, 
San Emilio (W. B. Richardson), Chontales (Belt 17), Escondido river (Richmond 2"), 
Sucuya *, Los Sabalos?* (Nutting); Costa Rica, Bebedero (Arcé), Angostura, 
Turrialba (v. Frantzius 1°, Carmiol *), San Miguel 1, Sarapiquil® (v. Frantzius), 
San Carlos (Boucard 18), Naranjo de Cartago, Jimenez, Liberia (Zeledon 2*), La 
Palma (Nutting 71), Miravalles (Underwood 8); Panama, David (Hicks 2° 31), Lion 
Hill (A‘Leannan ? 1*).—N, Cotompia’; VENEZUELA’. 
This is perhaps the commonest species of Toucan in Central America; for though 
not more numerous than Rhamphastos carinatus in places where both species occur, it 
has a wider range, extending to the Isthmus of Tehuantepec and the coast region of 
- Guatemala bordering the Pacific Ocean. It is also found in other parts of Western 
Central America where neither FR. carinatus nor R. brevicarinatus occur. It is usually 
found in companies of five or more birds, which are not easily frightened, but when 
disturbed call excitedly and rattle their bills on the bough on which they are perched 2”. 
As to the range of P. torquatus beyond our southern boundary, Gould doubted 
Sturm’s statement that specimens had been received in Bogota collections. Certain isit, 
however, that both Salmon and Simons found it in Northern Colombia, the former in 
