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like that of the Ulule. Their nostrils, also, are simply pierced ) 
in the horn of the beak, the edges of the mandibles are 
dentated, and the sternum (at least that of the Touraco) has not 
those large emarginations, so common in the Galfnacee, 
There are two genera of these birds : the first i is, 
ty. ee 
CoryTHatrx, Illig.(1) ¢ 
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Or the Touracos, in which the beak does not’ mount on the fore-» 
head, and the head is furnished with an erectile tuft. The most 
common species, 
Cuculus persa, L.; Enl. 601; Vaill., Prom., &C., 16 and 17, is 
found in the vicinity of the cape of Good Hope. It is a beauti- 
ful green, with part of the quills of the wings crimson. It 
builds in hollow trees, and feeds on fruit.(2) The second is the 
Musopuaea, Isert. 
Or the Plantain-eaters, so called, because their principal food is the 
fruit of the banana. They are characterised by the base of the beak 
forming a disk, eh partly covers the forehead. The species 
known is : 
M. violacea, Vieiil. Galer. 47; Tonivbeo violet, Vaill., Pro- 
mer., &c., pl. 18. Circumference of the eyes naked and red; 
 violet-coloured plumage; occiput and primary quills of the 
wings, crimson; a white line passes below the naked space round 
the eye. Inhabits Guinea and Senegal. 
’ ORDER IV. 
GALLINACE4.—Gatuina, Lin. 
_. These birds areso called from their aflinity with the Domestic 
Cock, and like it, generally have the upper mandible arched, the 
(1) Vieillot has changed this name into Oraravs. 
(2) Addthe Touraco-géant, Vaill., Prom. and Guép., pl. 19;—the Towraco Pau- 
line, Temm., Col. 23, or Opzxthus erythrolophus, Vieill. Galer. 49;—the Touraco 
brun (Phasianus africanus, Lath.) Vaill., 20, or Musophage varié, Vieill. Galer. 48. 
