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open plains ; all, however, are insectivorous. In their manners, as 

 well as in their physical characteristics, Jacamars appear to resemble 

 King-fishers, of which we shall speak hereafter. The Paradise 

 Jacamar (Galbula paradisea, Fig.. 179) is a good representative of 

 the family. 



