of the Species of Chasmorhyuchus. 407 



locality of the specimens of this bird iu Herr Heine's collection. 

 That this is the correct patria of C variegatus is again confirmed 

 by the recent receipt of examples of this bird by my friend Mr. 

 E. C. Taylor, from Trinidad, which, as is well known, has a 

 purely Venezuelan fauna. In his interesting article upon the 

 birds of Trinidad, in the ^ Ibis' for 1864, Mr. Taylor has 

 recorded (p. 88) the occurrence of the Bell-bird of Cayenne 

 (C albus) in Trinidad. It turns out, however, that he was 

 mistaken as to the exact species of this group which inhabits 

 the forests of that island, not having at that time obtained skins 

 of the bird, and only having identified it by its reputation and 

 Creole name. Two examples of the Trinidadian Bell-bird, 

 recently forwarded from that island to Mr. Taylor by Mr. 

 WDeveyish, Superintendent of Roads, having been obtained in 

 the woods of the Bande de I'Est, most undoubtedly belong to 

 C. variegatus. We see, therefore, that each of the four known 

 species of this extraordinary form occupies a different area in 

 the Neotropical Region. These areas seem to correspond nearly 

 to those of the four species of Jacamar allied to Galbula viridis, 

 to which I have formerly called attention* : — 



1. Central American Isthmus. .. . C. tricarunculatus. G. melanogenia, 



2. Coast of Venezuela and In-. r< c j 



. ( ^- variegatus. Lr. rujicauaa. 



Trinidad I 



3. Guiana C. albus. G. viridis. 



4. Coast-region of South-east ) c. nudicollis. G. rufoviridis. 



Brazil i 



I may take this opportunity of mentioning that we have now 

 a very fine male of the Brazilian Chasmorhynchus nudicollis 

 living in the Zoological Society's Gardens — so far as I know, 

 the first of this species ever introduced alive into England. 

 This bird is now in full song. His notes, one of which, as is 

 well known, closely resembles the sound produced by striking a 

 piece of steel on a small anvil, are of the most extraordinary 

 character, and such as one would scarcely believe any bird 

 capable of producing. The noisy group of Parrots around bim 

 seem to be completely overwhelmed by the volume of sound. 



II Hanover Square, 

 July 14th, 1806. 



* Jardine's Contrib. 1852, p. 9.3. 



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