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- RHAMPHASTOS. 
RHAMPHASTOS, auctorum. ° 
Rostrum maximum, inane, convexum, extrorsum serratum, 
apice incurvatum ; nares pone basin sitz. 
Pedes simplices digitis duobus posticis, duobus anticis, ex- 
terioribus longioribus ; wngues breves, curvati, com- 
pressi. 
TOUCAN. 
Beak very large, light, convex, serrated outwards, the tip 
curved ; nostrils situated behind the base of the beak. 
Legs simple, with two toes before, and the same number 
behind, the external toes longest ; c/aws short, curved 
and compressed. 
The Toucans are inhabitants of the warmer parts of 
South America. Their food consists of fruits. They ni- 
dificate in hollow trees, and the female lays two or three 
eggs. 
The use of the beak, which is extremely light, and 
whilst recent compressible, is not known. 
