MASSENA TROGON 



Female. Very closely resembling female of 

 C. m. mas sena slightly smaller, tail relatively 

 longer. 



Rare in Canal Zone. Probably like C. m. 

 massena in habits. 



5. Curucujus massena massena (Gould) 

 Massena Trogon 



Length 319 mm. (12.50 in.); tail 171 mm. 

 (6. 70 in.). 



Male. Above brilliant metallic green; wing 

 coverts gray (with minute frecklings of black 

 and white); under surface of tail slate color; 

 chest metallic bronze green changing abruptly 

 to rich vermilion on remaining under parts. 

 Bill red. 



Female. Chest and upper parts slate gray; 

 remaining under parts vermilion. Bill black 

 above, yellow below. 



A fairly common bird in the deep forest, seen 

 many times at Barro Colorado Island. It is of 

 quiet habits, sitting motionless and rather upright 

 for long periods, occasionally uttering its call; 

 the two I have heard are a monotonous qiia, qua, 

 qua, qua, indefinitely repeated and a slow, 

 softly whistled cu, cu, cu, cu. The first if imi- 

 tated will bring the trogons to a tree overhead 

 in a short time. 



"These birds feed largely on berries and fruit. 

 The birds while picking at fruit sometimes hang 

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