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1. MOMOTUS BRASILIENSIS. 



Momotus, Briss. Orn. iv. p. 465. 



Ramphastos momota, Linn. S. N. i. p. 152. 



Moinotus brasiliensis, Lath. Ind. Orn. p. 140 ; Gray, Gen. p. G8. 

 sp. 1 ; List of Sp. in B. M. ii. 1. p. 39 ; Less. Descr. d. Manim, et 

 Ois. p. 264. 



Prionites momota, Schomb. Guian. iii. 704 ; Bp. Consp. p. 165 ; 

 Vol. Anisodact. p. 8 ; Hahn, Ausi. Vog. ii. pi. 3. 



Momotus momota, Jard. & Selby, 111. Oru. 1. p. to pi. 23. 



Baryphonus ci/anocepkalits, Yiei\\. N. D, d. H. N, xxi. 315. 



Prionites brasiliensis, Tsch. F. P. p. 251 (?). 



Motmot du Bresil, Buff. PI. Eul. 370. 



Le Motmot, Le Vaill. Ois. de Par. i. pi. 37, 38. 



Clare viridis suhtus rufescente indutus : pileo medio et lateribus 

 capitis CU771 macui a pectorali nigris ; jtil^o antice thalassino, 

 postice cceruleo cincto : cervice postica Icete castanea. 



Long. totą 17, alse 5-75, caudse 110 ; rostri a fronte 1-4, a rietu 

 1-95. 



Hab. Cayenne, British Guiana (Schomb. ^ IVaterton) ; Para 

 {TFallace) ; Eastera Peru {Tsch.) ; R. Ucayali (HauxivcU). 



Mus. Brit., Paris., &e. 



The specific term brasiliensis is rather an unfortunate one for this 

 bird, wbieh seems most frequeut in coUections from Cayenne and 

 Guiana, though since, as Mr. Wallace bas informed me, it is conimon 

 at Para and all along the Lo\ver Amazon, tbe name caunot be said 

 to be altogether inaccuvate. But in \vhat is generally known to or- 

 nithologists as Brazil — about Bahia and Rio — the present bird does 

 not occur, and is replaced by another mcmber of the family. 



This species seems to extend up the valley of the Amazon as far 

 as the confines of Eastern Peru. Specimens from the Ucayali in 

 Mr. Gould's coUection are rather more brightly coloured, but present 

 the šame characteristic castaneous blotch on the nape as the Cayenne 

 bird, and are not separable from this species. 



2. Momotus jequatorialis. 



Momotus cBąuatorialis, Gould, P. Z. S. antea, p. 223. 

 Clare viridis, cervice postica et corpore subtus vix rufescente tinc- 

 tis : pileo medio et lateribus capitis cum macula lata pectorali 

 nigris : pileo undirpie cyaneo {kis plumis cyaneis postice cceruleo 

 prcepilatis) et item nigro circumcincto. 

 Long. totą 17'0, alse 6*3, caudse 8'0 ; rostri a fronte 1*7, a rietu 

 2-15. 



Hab. Archidona iu rep. Equatoriana. 

 Mus. Joh. Gould. 



Mr. Gould has obligingly lent me the type of his description of 

 this Motmot, vvhich, as might be expected from the locality, appears 

 to be different from any other described species. It approachcs most 

 nearly to M. Lessoni, which it resembles in the blue border of the 



