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VERTEBRATA. 



THE COMMON ROLLER. 



THE RED-TAILED JACAMAR. — (ScC p. 96.) 



THE CORACIN^ OR ROLLERS. 



This family comprises not only the Rollers proper, but three other sub-families, which we shall 

 notice under four generic heads. 



Oemis ROLLER : Coracias. — This includes several species, which subsist on fruits and insects. 

 One species, the Common Roller of Europe, C. garrula^ is thirteen inches long, light brown 

 above and bluish-green below ; the tail-feathers are a greenish-blue. It is a handsome bird, 

 noisy and restless, very shy, and living in the depths of the forests. In Germany it is called Birk- 

 hdher or Birch-Jay. It breeds in the holes of trees, and sometimes in holes which it excavates 

 in the banks of rivers. 



THE GREEN TODT. 



Gemis TODUS : Todus.— Of this there are three or four species ; the best known is the Green 

 Tody, T. vlridis. It is a very common bird in some of the West Indian Islands. It is about 

 the size of a wren ; all the upper parts are of a vivid grass-green color, the neck and throat red, 

 the breast whitish, and the belly yellowish. It is a bold and familiar bird, paying little attention 

 to the presence of man, and exhibiting great confidence when in captivity, seeking its insect prey 



