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‘with a blunt ridge, somewhat raised in the middle. They are found in 
both continents, and several of them are ornamented with bright colours. 
During the pairing season they fly in pairs, and the remainder of the year 
in small tlocks*. 
Tamatiat, Cuv. 
In the Tamatias, the extremity of the upper mandible of the bill, which 
is somewhat more elongated and compressed, is curved downwards. The 
large head, short tail, and great bill of these birds, give them a stupid ap- 
pearance. All the known species are from America, and live on insects. 
Their natural disposition is sad and solitary f. 
Trocon§, Lin. 
The Couroucoui, along with the hairy fasciculi of the Barbets, have a 
short bill, which is more broad than high, and curved from the base, its 
upper ridge arcuated and blunt. Their small feet, feathered nearly down 
to the toes, long broad tail, fine light and dense plumage, give them quite 
a different air. There is very often some part of their plumage which 
usually shines with a metallic lustre, the remainder being coloured more 
or less vividly, They build nests in the hollows of trees, live on insects, 
and remain in a solitary and quiet mood on low branches in the centre of 
marshy forests, and are never on the wing, except in the morning and 
evening. They are found in both continents. 
The edges of the mandibles, in the American species, are den- 
tated||. In those of the eastern world, they are more entire**. 
* Bucco grandis, Enl. 871;—viridis, Enl. 870 ;—flavi/rons, Nob. Vaill. I, cit. 55; 
—cyanops, Nob. Id. Ib. 21, or Copito cyanocollis, Vieill. Gal. 35;—Lathami, Lath., 
Syn. I, pl. xxil;—philippensis, Enl. 333;—rubricapillus, Brown, Ill. xiv;—rubricoliis, 
Nob Vaill. 35, should they not prove to be three varieties; torquatus, N., Vaill. 37; 
—roseus, N., Vaill. 33;—niger, Enl. 688, 1; Vieill. Gal. 833;—mayannensis, Lath. ;— 
elegans, Gm., Enl. 618;—barbiculus, N., Vaill. 56;—parvus, Mas., Vaill. 32, female, 
Enl. 746, 2;—erythronotos, Nob. Vaill. 57;—xeylanicus, Brown, I1I, XV ;—cayanen- 
sis, Eul. 206;—peruvianus, Nob. Vaill. 27;—nigrothoraz, T., Vaill. 28, which may 
also prove three varieties;—fuscus, Vaill. 43;—armillaris, T., Col. 89, 1;—gularis, 
Id. Ib. 2;—chrysopogon, T., Col. 285;—versicolor, T., Col. 309;—Mystacophanes, T., 
Col. 315, Vaill. pl. C;—auro-virens, T., Vaill. pl. E. 
{+ Tamatia, the Brazilian name of one of these birds, according to Maregrave. 
In Paraguay, Azzara says, they are called Chacurus. It is to them that Temminck 
applies the term Capit. 
~ Bucco maerorhynchos, Enl. 689;—melanoleucos, Enl. 688, 2;—collaris, Enl. 395; 
—tamatia, Enl. 746, 1; Vieill. Gal. 34 (amatia maculata, Nob.);—Cap. melanotis, 
T., Col. 94;—Cyphos macrodactylus, Spix, 39, 2. 
§ Curoucou expresses their cry, and is their Brazilian name; that of Trogon was 
conferred on them by Mcehring. 
|| In America: Trogon curucui, Enl. 452, Vaill., courouc, 1,2;—Tr. rosatba, Vaill. 
6, or variegatus, Spix, 38;—viridis, Enl. 195; Vaill. 3, 4; Spix, 36;—violaceus, Nov. 
Comm. Petr. XI, pl. xvi, f. §;—strigilatus, Enl. 765;—rufus, Enl. 736; Vaill. 9;— 
Tr. atricollis, Vieill. Gal. 31, or oranga, Vaill. 7, 8, 15, or sudjuraceus, Spix, 38;—Tr. 
domicellus, Vaill. 138;—'r. albiventer, Vaill. 5. 
** In Asia: Trogon fasciatus, Ind. Zool. pi. v;—T. oreskios, T. Col. 181;—T. 
Reinwardii, T. Col. 124;—T. Duvaucelii, T. Col. 291, Vaill. 14;—T. condea, T. Col. 
321;—T. Temminckii, Vaill. 12. In Africa: Tr. narina, Vaill. Afr. 228, 229, and 
Cour. 10 and 11. 
We may be allowed to doubt if the Trogon maculatus, Brown, Ill. XIII, be a true 
Couroucou. 
