.V0.4.J COUES'S ORNITH. BIBLIOGRAPHY — MOMOTID^. 705 



jfloiuoticlse. 



1841. Jardine, W. Horse Zoologicse. No. III. On the History and Habits of the 

 Birds composing the Genus Prionites of Illiger. <^Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., vi, 

 1841, pp. 321-328, figg. 



1841. Lesson, R. P. Description des Oiseaux du genre Momot Briss. -^Actea Soc. 



Linn, de Bordeaux, xii, 1841, pp. 187 . 



Pas vue moi-meme. Titre tir6 de Cams et Engelmaiin. 



1843. Cabot, S., Jr. [Momotus yucatacensis, sp. n., from Yucatan.] <C,Proc. Boat. 

 Soc. Xaf. Hist.,!, 1843, p. 156. 

 This was subsequentlj' identified with M. {Eumomota ScL 1857) superdliaris Sandb. 

 1849. Strickland, H. E. Momotus gularis, Lafresnaye. <^Jard. Contrib. Orn., 1849, 



p. 33, pi. xvii. 

 1851. SCHOMBURGK, R. Prionites Momota, 111. < Naumannia, i, Heft iv, 1851, pp. 21- 

 24. 

 Aus der Leben. 



1853. SCLATER, P. L. Notes sur deux novelles esp^ces du genre Momot (momotus). 



< Eer. et Mag. de Zool., v, 1853, pp. 489, 490. 

 Momotus semirufus, M. subrvfescens, p. 489. 



1854. Gould, J. Description of a New Species of Momotus [castaneiceps]. "^P. Z. 



c<?.,xxii, 1854,p. 154. 



1855. Gould, J. Description of a New Species of Momotus. <C Ann. Mag, Nat. Hist., 



2d ser. , xvi, 1855, pp. 273, 274. 

 From P. Z. S., July 25, 1854, p. 154. 



1857. SCLATER, P. L. Review of the species of the Fissirostral Family Momotidse. 



< P. Z. S., XXV, 1857, pp. 248-260, pi. (Aves) cxxviii. 



4 genera, 17 spp., and 4 others doubtful. Eumomota, p. 257, g. n. Momotus microstephanus, 

 M. nattereri, p. 251, spp. nn. A very complete account of the group. The pi. represents Pri- 

 onirhynchus carinatus. 



1863. SCHLEGEL, H. Momotus. <lf«s. jffjsf.AV/f. Pwys-^rts., 4« livr., Juil., 1863, pp. 



1-8. 



The group here treated is made to consist of the Momotidce and Todidce of authors ; there 

 are given 13 spp. of the single genus Momotus, and 2 of Todus. 



1872. MURIE, J. On the Motmots[MomotidaB] and their Affinities. < /W.s, 3d ser., ii, 



1872, pp. 383-412, pll. xiii-xv. 



I. Skull and sternum of If oinoiws fessoni. II. Cranium, etc., of Jf. 6rosiZie»ms. m. Oste- 

 ology of M. ruficapillus. IV. Eumomota supereiliaris — skeleton generally. V. The alliances 

 of the Momotidce osteologically considered. (These are with the Todidce, the two families 

 constituting a section of Syndactyle birds proposed to be called /Serrafirosf res. ) VI. Com- 

 pendium of facts and opinions on the Motmots. VII. Conclusions derivative fiom data given. 

 Pis. xiii-xv represent anatomical details and bills. 



■'Describes the skull and sternum oi Momotus lessoni, and in detail the skeleton of Baryph- 

 thengus ruficapillus and Eumomota supereiliaris. A comparison is then made of the osteol- 

 ogy of the Momotidce with that of the Todidce, Coraciidce, Meropidce, Alcedinidce, and other 

 families ; and after a consideration of various facts as to habits, structure, and geographical 

 distribution, and of opinions as to their supposed affinities, arrives at the conclusion that the 

 four families just named best accord with the Momotidce, and of them the Todidce are most 

 akin. If it is necessary to group them more nearly, Mr. Blyth'sterm "Serratirostres" (Mag. 

 Nat. Hist., new ser., ii, p. 422) may be used. Only four genera of Momotidce (Momotus, Ea- 

 ryphthengus, Hylomancs and Eximomotus) seem well established." (Zool. Ree.) 



1873. Salvix, O. On the Tail-Feathcrs of Momotus. <^P.Z.S., 1873, pp. 429-433, 



figs'. 4. 



Mode of formation of the "racket"; cf. Ibis, 1872, p. 383. The birds are stated to nibble 

 the feathers. 



