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dies. The only species of the genus. Inhabits New Holland. 

 Shaw, viii. pi. 50. 



Gen. 9. PTEROGLOSSUS, Illig. Ramphastos, Lin. 

 Bill slender, longer than the head, convex above, externally 

 serrated, and tip curved ; nostrils vertical, orbicular, open ; 

 tarsus the length of the external toe ; the two anterior toes 

 united to the second joint ; wings short, concave, the first 

 four quills unequally graduated ; tail long, graduated, 



The Pteroglossi inhabit the southern regions of the globe. Their bill is some- 

 what smaller in proportion than the Toucans, and their plumage generally green or 

 yellowish, with red or yellow on the throat and breast. 



P. Aracari, Tern. Plumage blackish green, with yellow abdomen, 

 red middle abdominal bar and rump, and cuneated tail ; upper 

 mandible with a longitudinal black stripe. 17 inches long; bill 

 four inches. Inhabits S. America. Shaw, viii. pi. 49. 



P. viridis, Tern. Head and neck deep black ; back, wings, and tail 

 blackish green ; breast, belly, and vent yellow ; rump red ; .up- 

 per mandible yellow at the top, reddish at the sides, with a line 

 of black between. 14 inches long; bill near three inches. In- 

 habits Cayenne Shaw, viii. pi. 48. 



P. sulcatus, Swainson. Plumage green, paler below ; jugulum whit- 

 ish ; round the eyes blue ; bill with two longitudinal grooves. 12 

 inches long ; bill three. Zool. Illust. i. pi. 44. 



Gen. 10. RAMPHASTOS, Lin. 



Bill cellular, thin, transparent, broader than the head at the 

 base, convex above, serrated at the edges, and a little incurv- 

 ed at the tip ; nostrils vertical, concealed behind the corne- 

 ous mass, surrounded by a membrane ; tarsus as long as the 

 external toe ; the two anterior toes united to the second joint ; 

 tail short. 



R. toco, Lath. The Toco Toucan. Plumage black, with the fore 

 part of the neck and rump white ; vent red ; bill reddish, with 

 black tip. 17 inches long; bill eight inches. Inhabits Ca- 

 yenne Shaw, viii. pi. 46. 



R. vitellinus, Illig. Throat golden yellow ; sides and ears white ; 

 pectoral band and wing-coverts red ; bill black, with a blue bar 

 at the base, edges thickened Swains. Zool. Illust. i. pi. 56. 



Gen. 11. CROTOPHAGA, Lin. 



Bill short, thick, much compressed, carinated above, its edges 

 angulated ; legs long, slender ; tarsus a little longer than the 

 external toe ; wings short, tail of eight broad feathers, rounded. 



C. ani, Lin. American Keel-bill. Plumage violet black, with a green 

 tint ; tail wedge-shaped. Size of a blackbird. Shaw, viii. pi. 51. 



Gen. 12. TROGON, Lin. 

 Bill shorter than the head, thick, arcuated, broader than high, 



