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and may also be seen in the forest itself. It seems also to have 

 a fondness for banana plantations, where several v^ere seen. 

 They are easily located by their call, a high pitched monotone 

 resembling "toot, toot, toot — ^toot," rapidly repeated. This call 

 was given alike by male, female and young, no difference being 

 distinguishable. 



This bird is almost entirely fearless and is easily ap- 

 proached. It is usually seen low in the trees. It was often 

 noticed hawking for insects, which it caught with great dex- 

 terity. It feeds also on berries, which it plucks while on the 

 wing. 



On April 12th, a young bird, apparently about two weeks 

 old, was found perched in a tangle of bushes near a banana 

 plantation. On the following day another, and on the next a 

 third, were taken near the same place. They were similar in 

 size and appeared to be from the same nest. Only one pair of 

 adults had been seen in the vicinity, which lends strength to 

 this supposition. Unfortunately the nesting site could not be 

 located. Although the youngsters were able to fly, the parents 

 were evidently still caring for them, for when one was brought 

 to the vicinity in a cage, the mother came at once to feed it. 



Curucujus massena (Gould). Massena Trogon. 



This bird was less abundant than caligatus and less easily 

 approached. The brilliant red abdomen is a conspicuous identi- 

 fication mark, although even then it is not always easily seen 

 among thick foliage. It keeps higher in the trees than caligatus. 



The note of this species is a series of slow, guttural clucks 

 very strikingly galline in sound, and resembling that of caligatus 

 only in the method of delivery. Males only were heard calling. 



Trogonurus puella (Gould). Jalapa Trogon. 



Two specimens only of this species, male and female, were 

 observed. These birds were seen in the jungle near the Rio 

 Toro Amarillo, about four miles south of the railroad, at an 

 altitude considerably below the usual range of this species. 



When first noticed, the birds were feeding on the fruit of 

 a palm, about fifteen feet high. When disturbed they perched 



