FAMILY TROGONID^ 



band of buff across the upper rump ; lower rump 

 and upper tail coverts dark purplish bronze; tail 

 cinnamon rufous and bronze; sides of head, chin, 

 and throat brilliant metallic emerald green; the 

 remaining under parts metallic greenish bronze, 

 a few narrow feathers tipped with white at base 

 of throat ; the under tail coverts cinnamon rufous. 



Female. Like male above but without crest, 

 a broad subterminal band of black across tail; 

 chin and throat and under tail coverts cinnamon 

 rufous, a patch of purplish bronze at base of 

 throat, remaining under parts dull bronzy. 



Bill not long and very slightly curved. Tail 

 rounded in female and double rounded in male. 



A very small species, the male with distinctive 

 crest and coloration. 



39. Family TROGONID^ 

 The Trogons 



A rather small family of arboreal birds of 

 the tropical forests of America, Asia and 

 Africa, but most numerous in America. 

 They resemble the perching birds, but have 

 feet with two toes directed forward and two 

 backward, though unlike all other birds, the 

 trogons have the first and second toes the 

 backwardly directed ones instead of as usual 

 the first toe and the fourth or outer toe. 

 They have a short, somewhat conical bill 

 whose cutting edge is often serrated, and a 

 very thin, tender skin and soft lax plumage, 

 the feathers coming out very easily. Their 

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