KAMPHASTID.E. 



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FAMILY I. 



Ramphastid.e. 



The Toucans. 



Gen. Chakac. —Bill much prolonged, broad at the base, -vdth the culmen 

 curved, the sides compressed to the tip, and the lateral margins more or 

 less serrated. 



Fig. 124. — the bed-beaked TorcAif. 

 ( Ea mpli astos eryth rorhy n ch us.) 



The Toucans are remarkable for the great develop- 

 ment of their bill, which is sometimes nearly as large 

 as the bird itself. The general form of the beak is 

 * pampa^ofiai, ramphazomai, to have a beak. 



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