148 MEXICAN PROMEROPS, 



with his usual scrupulosity of exactness, and is 

 probably composed from Seba's figure; yet, from 

 his declaring that figure to be accurate, it should 

 seem that he had himself seen tiie bird. 



MEXICAN PROMEROPS. 



Promerops Mexicanns. P. grisens purpureo viridique nitens, re- 

 migibm c&ruleweHtibu*, abdondnejiavescente, cay da longiss'-ma. 



Grey Proineiops with green and purple gloss, blueish wingSj yel- 

 lowish belly, and very long tail. 



Upupa Mexicana. U. grisea, viridi carulto purpureoque variegata, 

 abdominejlaTescente, rectridbus quatuor infer tncdiis loiigissimis. 

 Lath. ind. orn. 



Avis Ani Mexicana cauda longissima. Seb. 1. 1. 45. f. 3. 



Mexican Promerops. Lath. xyn. 



THIS also is described and figured in the work 

 of Seba. Its total length is nearly nineteen inches: 

 the body the size of a thrush, and the tail-feathers 

 twelve inches in length : the bill near two inches 

 long and blackish : the whole upper parts of the 

 bird, except the quills which are light blue, are 

 grey, accompanied by green and purplish glosses : 

 the tail is deeper than the rest : the whole under 

 parts of the body are light yellow, and a spot of 

 the same colour is situated above each eye: the 

 four middle tail-feathers are longer than the rest. 

 This species is said to be a native of Mexico, fre- 

 quenting mountainous regions, and feeding on 

 insects of various kinds. 



