Trog-on and Kingfishers 



389. Coppery-tailed Trogon {Trogon ambiguus). 



L. 12. Ad. cf. Wing-coverts finely vermiculated; tail 

 coppery tipped with black; outer web and end of outer 

 feathers white, mottled with black. Ad. $ . Ear-cov- 

 erts gray; back grayish brown; middle tail-feathers 

 rusty brown tipped with black; breast brownish; upper 

 belly grayish; ventral region pink. Notes. Resemble 

 those of a hen Turkey. (Fisher.) 



Range. — Southern Mexico north to Lower Rio Grande and Arizona. 



390. Belted Kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon). L. 13. 



Ad. (J. Breast-band and sides like back. Ad. $. 

 Breast-band and sides rusty. Notes. A loud, harsh 

 rattle. 



Range. — North America; breeds from Florida, Texas, and California 

 north to Arcti.- regions; winters from Virginia, Kansas, and southern 

 California south to northern South America. 



39 1. Texas Kingfisher (Ceryle americana septen- 

 trionalis). L. 8.7. Ad. tf. Breast rusty brown; back 

 greenish; a \^j>ite collar. Ad. 9- Throat and breast 

 white, sometimes tinged with buffy; a breast and belly 

 band of greenish spots. Notes. When flying, a sharp, 

 rattling twitter; when perching, a rapid, excited ticking. 



Range. — Tropical America, from Panama north to southern Texas. 





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