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MUSOPHAGA. PLANTAIN-EATER. 



Generic Character. 



Rostrum crassum, trigo- 

 num, mandibula superi- 

 ore basi supra frontem 

 elevata, maxillis dentatis. 



Nares in medio rostri. 



Lingua Integra, crassius- 



cula. 

 Fcdes ambnlatorii. 



Lath. ind. orn. suppl. 



Bill stout, triangular, the 

 upper mandible elevated 

 at the base above the 

 front ; both mandibles 

 dentated at the edges. 



Nostrils in the middle of 

 the bill. 



Tongue entire, thick! sh. 



Feet with three toes before, 

 and one behind. 



VIOLET PLANTAIN-EATER. 



Musophaga violacea. M. nigro-violacca, verticc ftmigibusquc 

 pftceiuceis, fascia suboculari alba. 



Blackish-violet Plantain-Eater, with crimson crown and quill- 

 feathers, and a white stripe beneath the eyes. 



Cuculus regius. C. mgro-coerultscens, remigibus phceniceis, rostro 

 rubro super frontem Jtavo, occipile purpureo. Museum Leveria- 

 num, p. 165. t. 4O. 



Royal Cuckow. Museum Levericuium, p. 167. pi. 40. 



Musophaga violacea. M. c<jeruleo-atra f striga aurium alba, rostro 

 remegibusque sanguineis. Lath. ind. orn. suppl. 



Violet Plantain-Eater. Lath. syn. suppl. 2. 



JL HE highly elegant bird constituting the present 

 genus is of African origin, and appears to have 



