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Feather-tongued or vSour-sop Bird. It is fairly common in the orange 

 groves of Jamaica. P. H. Gosse describes the nest as a very deep cup, of a 

 coarse texture, and rudely formed of blades of grass and the leaves of Olyra 

 latijolia interwoven with stalks ot grass. He describes the eggs as white, 

 thinly splashed with dull red, except at the larger end where the spots were 

 numerous and confluent. 



CUBAN TROGON (Priotiotelus temnnnisj. Mr. Maxwell was 

 also the exhibitor of a good specimen of this species, thus giving the visiting 

 public the opportunity of seeing for the first time a living specimen of this 

 family. Trogons have a very wide range, being found in fact in most 

 countries which rejoice in a hot climate. They are paired-toed birds like 

 the Parrots and Woodpeckers, and belong to the Order CORACIIFORMES, 

 Sub-order Trogones, and Family Trogonidae. This species is one of the 

 least gorgeous of the family aud is of a metallic bronzy-green above, pale 

 grey below, becoming rosy at the ventral region ; the wings are much 

 spotted aud barred with white. C. W. Beebe, in " Two Bird-lovers ill 

 Mexico," met with two species, viz. the Coppery-tailed {Trogon amlignns) 

 aud the Yellow-bellied [T. citreohlS). Of the first he says : 



'• It sat very upright and its tail hung' straight down The green of the bird's 



" back and tail was not conspicuous, but, when it darted up into the air and returned to its 



" perch facing' me, the full glory of the delicate pink 011 its lower breast was apparent 



" The call of the Trogon, uttered specially towards evening when it came down to drink, 



11 was a soft series of melodious notes regularly at dusk twoof these birds went to roost 



" in a dense tangle of wild clematis." 



Of the latter he remarks : 



" Our favourite tangle was seldom without its completement of Yellow-bellied 

 " Trogons— generally a closely associated flock of three or four individuals, betraying their 



" presence bv an occasional soft chuck! These birds feed upon small berries which 



" grow on slender twigs, too slight to support the weight of the birds. Their custom is to 

 " dart to the panicels of fruit, hover in front for a moment, snatch a berry, and return to 

 " their perch to eat it. When several were feeding together upon one small tree, it was a 

 " beautiful— brilliant sight. From the weakness and small size of their feet aud legs, this 



" habit of feeding upon the wing would seem to be an inevitable one When at rest 



" their bodies were always turned towards us, iridescent green in the male bird and uniform 

 •' grey in its mate. When they left their perch, they fell forward, making a short drop 

 "downward, shewing all the beauty of yellow, white and green. As suddenly they then 

 " flashed upwards again and none but dull hues were visible." 



Iii '• Beautiful Birds in Far-off Lands," by Mary and 

 Elizabeth Carey, the following species are figured and described: 



Beautiful Trogon : Upper surface shining grass green, washed 

 with metallic blue on the nape and centre of back ; wings blackish aud 

 ruddy brown ; throat grass green ; remainder of under surface rich scarlet; 

 beak vellow ; legs and feet plumbeous; upper tail coverts very long and 

 and pointed. 



Mexican Trogon: This glorious bird is principally the richest of 

 shining grass green ; the under surface from the breast downwards is rich 

 scarlet, a longitudinal crest runs from the base of the upper mandible over 



