XXII. 

 THE KING'S BIRDS. 



"E Trogon has some relations in India that 

 have smooth bills, with no saw-like notches 

 upon them. But near the tip of the upper 

 part of the beak is a kind of hook. 

 All round the eye there is a bare space without 

 feathers, but of a rich colour ; and the plumage of 

 the tail is not barred with black and white, like 

 the bird you see in the Picture. 



The bird in the Picture lives in Mexico, and is 

 arrayed in a most gorgeous manner. Among the 

 Humming-Birds and brilliant creatures in that 

 Tropical land, he shines and glistens with surpass- 

 ing beauty. 



