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GallinacedB, as well as in the long train of some ; their head, too, is 

 small, and the neck very short. Mr. Gould has published a 

 monograph of this family, with very beautiful figures. 



Gen : Hakpactes, Swainson. 



Syn. Hapalurits, Reich. 



Bill strong, broad and deep, conic, much curved ; margins of the 

 mandibles smooth ; nostrils partially covered by tufts of hairs ; 

 tarsus half-feathered; anterior toes of equal length, barely 

 joined at the base ; a naked skin round the eyes. 



This genus comprises the Trogons found in tropical Asia. They 

 are birds of rich and beautiful plumage, with a great similarity of 

 coloration ; live only in the dense forests, and feed entirely on 

 insects. Two species only are found in our province. 



115. Harpactes fasciatuS; Gmelin. 



Trogon, apud Gmelin — Blyth, Cat. 399 — Hoksf., Cat. 1037 

 — Trogon Malabaricus, Gould, Mon. pi. 31 — Jerdon, Cat. 249 — 

 Kufni cAwriH., of some shikarees — Kama, Mahr. — Kakame hakki, 

 Can. 



The Malabar Trogon. 



Descr. — Male, entire head and neck black ; the rest of the 

 upper plumage castaneous olive-brown ; the lesser wino--coverts, 

 tertiaries, and some of^ the secondaries, finely streaked with black and 

 white ; breast, belly, and lower parts, fine crimson-red ; the tail with 

 the centre feathers the same colour as the back, but more chesnut ; 

 the lateral feathers black and white. 



The female wants the black head and neck, which are conco- 

 lorous with the body ; the tertiaries and coverts are finely banded 

 black and brown, and the lower plumage is ochreous-yellow 

 instead of red. 



Bill deep blue; orbitar skin smalt-blue; irides dark brown; feet 

 light lavender-blue. 



Length 12 inches ; extent 16 ; wing 5 ; tail 6 ; bill at front ^ ; 

 at gape 1 inch ; tarsus /^ ; weight 2^ oz. 



The Malabar Trogon is found in the forests of Malabar from 

 the extreme south to about N. L. 17°, reaching up the Ghats 



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