THE TROGONS. 



Group of Trogons. 



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The Trogons constitute a family of birds which aje to be found only in the hotter parts of India and 

 America. In our engraving, on the topmost branch, are perched a pair, male and female, of the 

 Resplendent Trogons, which is found in the dense forests of southern Mexico. The middle bird, on the 

 left, is the Pavonine Trogon, a native of South America. The lower figure, on the left, is Piard's Trogon, 

 which belongs to India; and that on the right, is the Trogon Jemnarus, an inhabitant of Cuba. The 

 Trogon is a solitary bird, and early in the morning, or late in the afternoon, maybe observed sitting, singly 

 or in pairs upon the trees, with tails outspread and drooping, watching for insects. 



