NARINA CURUCUI. 



(Trogon Narina.) 



TR. Superne viridis ; abdomine coccineo. 



Mas. Capite, dor so, collo, gula,jugulo, peclore tectricibusque vi- 



ridibus, his postice cinereis; remigibus nigris e&terne albo- 



limbatis. 

 Faem. Gula, jugulo, tectricibusque Irunueis ; abdomine antice 



cinerascente. 



Curucui above green ; with a red belly. 

 Male, with the head, neck, back, throat, jugulum, breast, and 



wing-coverts green ; which last are greyish behind ; quills 



black, bordered externally with white. 

 Female, with the throat, jugulum, and wing-coverts brown ; 



abdomen in front cinerascent. 

 Le Couroucoucou Narina. Le Vaill. Ois. d'Afr. 5. 228. male. 



229. female. 



THE male has the head, neck, back, legs, wings, 

 and tail- co verts green ; large wing-coverts cine- 

 reous, beautifully rayed and speckled with zigzag 

 marks of blackish ; the great quills black with 

 broad white margins; breast, belly, and under 

 parts of the tail red ; the four middle feathers of 

 which are of a length, and of a beautiful green co- 

 lour ; feet yellowish ; eyes reddish ; female much 

 less than the male, greenish brown on the head, 

 back part of the neck and upper part of the tail ; 

 throat and under part of the neck and breast red- 

 dish brown ; belly rose-coloured ; wing quills 

 sooty black with white edges ; great coverts less 

 rayed than those of the male ; eyes brown. 



