MOMOTA. MOMOT. 



Generic Character. 



Rostrum validum, incurva- 

 tum, lateribus dentatum. 

 Nares tectae. 

 Lingua pennacea. 

 Cauda cuneiforrnis. 

 Pedes gressorii. 



Bill strong, incurvated, 



toothed at the sides. 

 Nostrils covered. 

 Tongue feather-shaped. 

 Tail cuneiform. 

 Feet gressorial. 



BRASILIAN MOMOT. 



Momota Brasiliensis. M. Viridis, subtus gilva, vertice cceruke 



macula nigra, rectricibus duabus wediis elongatis. . 

 Green Momot, buft-colouied beneath ; with blue crown marked 



by a black spot, and the two middle tail-feathers elongated. 

 Ramphastos Momota. R. pcdibus gressoriis, rectricibus duabus 



intimis medio dtnudatis. Lin. Syst. Nat. 

 Moniotus Brasiliensis. M. viridis, frontc cctruko-v'ridi, occipite 



violaceo, rertice et striga per oculos nigra, rectricibus duabus in- 



tztmediia longioribus. Lath. ind. orn. 

 Momotus. Bris. r. 4. p. 405. 

 Moniot. Raii syn. 164- 



Le Houtou ou Momot. Buff. 6 p. 430. PI. Enl. 370. 

 Brasilian saw-billed Roller. Edw.pl. 328. 

 Biasilian Momot. Lath. syn. p. 338. 



HIS bird, remarkable for the beauty of its 

 plumage, and the only species hitherto discovered, 

 is a native of the hotter parts of South America, 



