LESSER BROADBILLED MOTMOT 



whose name is descriptive of its sting. Catching 

 a glimpse of a long-tailed flying bird, that 

 appeared to be feeding on the ants, I forced my 

 way into the thicket, where I made out in the 

 dimness one of these beautiful motmots sitting on 

 a branch nearby. In March, 1926, two years 

 later, I found another or perhaps the identical 

 individual in the same thicket. On both oc- 

 casions it was silent. 



3. Electron platyrhynchus minor (Hartert) 

 Lesser Broadbilled Motmot 



Sexes alike. Length, 306 mm. (12.00 in.); 

 tail, 170 mm. (6.70 in.). Somewhat similar to 

 Baryphthengus martii semirufa, the chestnut and 

 tawny area extending only to breast and con- 

 siderably duller, but the chin light bluish green; 

 the breast and remaining under parts dull light 

 bluish green. No turquoise and violet blue on 

 the wings. Bill black, broad and flat ; feet black ; 

 middle tail feathers denuded, with racquet- 

 shaped tips. 



A forest bird rather similar in habits to Bary- 

 phthengus martii semirufa, though possibly more 

 solitary. It has rather deep notes, not unlike 

 the syllable wahk, but I have not heard from it 

 anything resembling the whooping call of Bary- 

 phthengus. Like the latter it is frequently to be 

 seen on Barro Colorado Island. 

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