PENARD'S JACAMAR 



two toes directed forward and two backward, 

 and very brilliant coloration in which greens, 

 blues and yellows predominate. They fre- 

 quent heavy forests, singly or in very small 

 parties, and their food is believed to con- 

 sist chiefly of large insects. Their nearest 

 allies are the puffbirds, sometimes also in- 

 cluded in this family. "They perch quietly 

 in the forest like flycatchers, sallying out 

 after passing insects, their flight and actions 

 then resembling swallows" (Griscom). 



i. Jacamerops aurea penardi 

 Bangs and Barb our 

 Penard's Jacamar 



Jacamerops aurea RIDGWAY, Birds N. and M. Airier., 

 VI, p. 362, 1919; STONE, Proc. Phila. Acad. Nat. Sci., 

 1918, p. 258. 



Length, 282 mm. (11.10 in.); tail, 129 mm. 

 (5. 10 in.). 



Male. Above, including most of wings, bright 

 metallic green, bluish on forehead and crown, 



FIG. 38. Jacamerops aurea penardi 



