204 JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY, Vol. XI, 



Order Trogones. , , . 



Family Trogonidce. 

 Genus Harpactes. 

 Blanf ; No. 1101. 



Hume, No. 116. Harpactes erythrocephalus (Gould.) — The 

 Red-headed Trogon. 

 Native 148. This bird is common in the dense jungle, and is generally found 



Lalt Pakee. m P a i rs « They have a very soft call, composed of two notes, the 

 second one being lower than the first. After shooting the male, 

 I have often imitated the call, which, if the female hears, she will 

 answer ; if you continue to call for a short time, she will gradually 

 come within range. They are insectivorous and I think strictly 

 arboreal. I found a nest of this bird on the 24th April, in a hole 

 in the trunk of a dead tree, about ten feet from the ground. There 

 was no lining except a few chips which had probably fallen in from 

 the side of the hole, which was a natural cavity. I sent a man up the 

 tree and he managed to capture the female. The eggs were three in 

 number and perfectly fresh. They were nearly spherical, glossy, and 

 nearly a pure white colour. They measured l'Fxl", l'l"x9"and 

 I-l"Xl-01". 



The red of the breast in most of my female specimens has faded 

 tremendously, becoming nearly white. 



On 5th August, 1893, 1 shot a young male. The whole plumage 

 was of a golden brown ; lesser wing-coverts and tettiaries paler, undulated 

 with black ; tail, similar to adult ; lower plumage, pale golden brown, 

 abdomen whitish. It measured : — s 



L. 9-4", w. 4-9", t. 4-4", tar. '8", bf. -7"; bg. 1", and e x p. 15". 



(To be continued.) 



