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bringing all his gorgeous colouring to the fore : is that mere vigour

without an object beyond it ?



There are many species of Motmots. In addition to two in

each case of Urospatha and Prionornis , and one of Baryphthengus,

all of which five species are called Motmots; there are at least

eleven of the family of Momotus.



M. momota

M. parensis

M. venezuelce

M. subrufescens


M. ignobilis



Common Motmot

Para Motmot

Venezuelan Motmot

Columbian Motmot

(Barranquero)

Obscure Motmot



Guiana, N. Brazil

N.E. Brazil

Venezuela

Columbia



M. natteri

M. microsteplicinus

M argenticinctus

M. cequatorialis

M. cliiorolcemus

M. bahamensis



East Puru, E. Ecuador

Venezuela


Bolivi, Brazil, E. Puru

Columbia, Ecuador

Ecuador


Ecuador, Columbia



Natterer’s Motmot

Sclater’s Motmot

Silver-banded Motmot

Equatorial Motmot


Green-throated Motmot Central and East Peru

Swainson’s Motmot Trinidad, Tobago

Does the last species occur on Little Tobago ? Perhaps Sir

William Ingram could inform us. It has not been mentioned in the

reports as to birds found there by Sir William’s watcher in con¬

nection with the Paradise birds liberated on the island.



MORE NOTES ON NEW HUMMING¬

BIRDS.


Bv a French Member.


It is, I think, an English saying that three is a lucky number,

that if after two failures a man still perseveres in a certain scheme

the third time is likely to prove successful. Well, since that journey

to Guadelupe, undertaken in February 1914, which I related in our

magazine and which resulted, as may be remembered, in the impor¬

tation of three species of humming-birds, twice did I set myself

to the task of obtaining other varieties of this charming and unique

tribe of birds, by having them embarked on a vessel, with every

necessary direction given to an attendant for their care on the



