360 FOREIGN BIRDS. 



While many a Warbler's and Oriole's song 

 Were heard, in wild cadence, pimentas among, 

 The Gold-breasted Trumpeter (^') shouted aloud; 

 Of all harsh discordance he seeras to be proud. 

 The Grand Promerops*, too, in his beautiful green, 

 Other Hoopoes of splendour were also there seen. 



('^) Order, Grall^, (Linn.) Trumpeter, the Gold- 

 breasted, the Undulate. 



The genus Psophia, (Linn.) or Trumpeter, consists of 

 three species, distinguished by a cylindric, conic, convex, some- 

 what pointed bill ; the npper mandible larger; nostrils oval, 

 pervious; tongue cartilaginous; feet four toed, cleft. The 

 following are the chief:— 



The Crepitans, or Gold-breasted Trumpeter, is black, 

 back grey ; breast shining blue green ; legs strong, tall, tail 

 short ; feathers of the head downy, of the lower part of the neck 

 sqnamiform ; of the shoulders ferruginous, lax, pendulous, silky ; 

 twenty inches long ; makes a harsh uncommon cry, not unlike 

 a child's trumpet, and follows people through the streets with 

 its disagreeable noise, so that it is difficult to get rid of it ; 

 stands on[one leg, and sleeps with its head between its shoulders; 

 eggs blue green. Inhabits Brazil and Guinea. When tamed, 

 mixes with other poultry, and domineers even over the Guinea 

 fowl ; follows its master in its walks; flesh good. — VVaterton. 



The Undulata, or Undulate-Trumpeter, has the body 

 above brovrn, waved with black, beneath bluish w hite ; size of 

 a goose ; inhabits Africa. 



* See note (24,) Part I. 



