252 BIRDS. ZTGODACTYLI. 



bent at the point, dentated on the margin, with long bristles 

 at the base ; nostrils basal, open ; legs short ; tarsus shorter 

 than the external toe, partly covered by feathers ; the exte- 

 rior toe reversible ; the fifth quill-feather longest. 

 T. viridis, Lin. The Green Curucui. Upper part of the head violet, 

 with a mixture of golden green; sides of the head and throat black ; 

 upper parts of the body golden green, with a band of the same 

 colour on the breast ; beneath orange yellow ; the thighs nearly 

 black ; three lateral tail-feathers obliquely dentated with white. 

 11 inches long. Inhabits Cayenne Shaw, ix. pi. 4. 



T. rufus, Lath. General colour rufous, the belly, thighs, and vent 

 yellow ; wing-coverts striated with black and gray ; three lateral 

 tail-feathers striated with black and white, and white tips. 9 in- 

 ches long. Inhabits Cayenne Shaw, ix. pi. 3, 3*. 



T. sulphureus, Spix. Plumage glossy greenish above ; forehead, throat, 

 and thighs black ; wing-coverts black, crenulated with white ; 

 abdomen sulphureous ; tail glossy copper- coloured, beneath black, 

 with the three outer feathers banded with black and white ; fe- 

 male blackish. 8 inches long. Brazil. Spix, Avium, pi. 38. fig.l, 2. 



T. Remwardtii, Tern. Head, cheeks, sides of the neck and band on 

 the breast green, tinged with olive ; throat, belly, and under tail-co- 

 verts yellow ; wing-coverts striped with green and yellow ; orange 

 spots on the body. 11 inches long. Java. Tern. PL Col. 124. 



Gen. 13. CAPITO, Vieill. Tamatla, Cuv. Bucco, Lath. 

 Bill long, straight at the base, broader than deep, point com- 

 pressed ; upper mandible bent at the point and surpassing the 

 under one; nostrils basal, lateral, in the corneous substance, en- 

 tirely concealed by stiff hairs ; tarsus the length of the exterior 

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

 short. 



C. macrorhynchos, Tern. Plumage black, with the forehead, throat, 

 front of the neck, abdomen, and tip of the tail white ; bill very 

 large, hooked, and black. Cayenne. Swainson, Zool.Ill. ii. pi. 99. 



C. collaris, Tern. Plumage above rufous, with a band on the shoul- 

 ders fulvous, on the breast black ; throat and belly whitish ; tail 

 transversely striated with black. 7J- inches long. Inhabits Guiana. 

 Shaw, ix. pi. 7- 



C. melanotis, Tem. Throat, neck, under parts of the body and wing- 

 coverts white ; sides more or less dotted or striped with black ; 

 top of the head, back, and wings red, waved with black lines ; 

 region of the ears and part of the neck black. 8 inches long. 

 Tem. PI Col 94. 



Gen. 14. Bucco, Lin. 



Bill strong, pointed, laterally compressed, covered with strong 

 bristles at the base ; upper mandible emarginated andincurved; 



