253 



I am much inclined to doubt whether this Motmot is really found 

 in the Bahamas. It is common iii Tobago and Trinidad. It is easily 

 distinguishable from its affines by the deep uniform chestnut colour- 

 iug of the lower surface. 



7. MOMOTUS LESSONI. 



Motnotus Lessoni, Less. R. Z. 1842, p. 174 ; Des Murs, Icon. 

 Orn. pi. 62 ; Less. Descr, d. Mamm. et Ois. p. 266 ; Sclater, P. Z. S. 

 1856, p. 285. 



Prionites Lessoni, Bp. Consp. p. 165. 



Clare viridis, gula cyanescente, peetore paululum rufescente ; 



pileo, lateribus capitis et macula pectorali nigris : pileo undi- 



que cyaneo, his plumis cyaneis apud nucham cteruleo prcepilatis, 



et postice item nigro marginato. 



Long. totą 160, alse 5"5, caudae 8'5, rostri a fronte 1*45, a rietu 



20. 



Hab. Nicaragua, Realejo {Less.) ; South Mexico, Xacatepec 

 {Deppe in Mus. Berol.) ; vicinity of Cordova {Sallė). 

 Mus. Paris., P. L. S. 



This fine large green northern representative of M. braslUensis 

 may be recognized from its congeners by having the blue hind-border 

 to the cap edged with black towards the nape. This is also the case 

 in M. cequatonalis, but I have already mentioned its diflferences from 

 that species. 



8. MoMOTUS CjERUl'eiceps. 



Motnotus cceruleiceps, Gould, P. Z. S. 1836, p. 18 ; Gray, Gen. 

 p. 68 ; Less. Desc. d. Mamm. et Ois. p. 265. 



Prionites cceruleiceps, Bp. Consp. p. 165, et Consp. Vol. Aniso- 

 dact. p. 8. 



Prionites cceruleocephaius, Jard. & Selby, 111. Orn. n. s. pi. 42. 

 Motnotus subhutu, Less. Descr. Mamm. et Ois. p. 265. 



Luride viridis : capitis lateribus et striga parva pectorali nigris : 

 pileo viridescenti-cceruleo ; fronte et superciliis clarioribus ; oc- 

 pitis pennis nigro mixtis. 



Long. totą 16*0, alae 5-5, caudse 8'5, rostri a fronte 1"15, a rietu 

 1-8. 



Hab. Southern Mexico, Xalapa (Mus. Berol. et Heineano) ; Ta- 

 maulipas {Mus. Jard.) ; Vera Cruz {Sall^) . 



Lesson's M. subhutu, described in the little summary of this group 

 given in his ' Deseription des Mammiferes et Oiseaux,' is attached 

 by Prince Bonaparte to his M. psalurus with a mark of doubt. But 

 on attentively considering Lesson's deseription, I think there can be 

 little doubt this is the bird really intended by it. 



9. MoMOTUS MEXICANUS. ' 



Motnotus mexicanu8, Sw. Phil. Mag. 1827, p. 442 ; Zool. 111. n. s. 



