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lives on insects and berries ; perches little. Its flesh 

 is considered excellent. 



Bechstein substitutes for Glaucopis the name 

 CallcBos, 



The Rollers. Coracias. Lin. 



Have the bill strong, compressed towards the end, 

 and the point a little crooked ; the nostrils, oblong, 

 placed at the edge of the feathers, and not covered 

 by them ; the feet, short and strong. They are birds 

 of the Old Continent, very like the jays, in their 

 manners, and the loose plumes of the forehead. Their 

 colours are lively, but seldom harmonious. Their 

 anatomy presents certain peculiarities which approxi- 

 mate them to the king-fishers and pies ; such as two 

 notches on the sternum, a single pair of muscles at 

 the lower larynx, and a membranous stomach. 



The name Coracias, consecrated by the authority 

 of Linnaeus, has been changed by M. Vieillot, into 

 that of Galgulus, which, among the ancient Latins, 

 belonged to the Oriole. 



The Rollers, properly so called. 



Have the bill straight, and more high than broad in 

 all the species. 



We have one in Europe, 



Garrulous Roller. (Coracias Garrula. lAn.) Enl. 



480. 



Sea-green, with back and scapulars, fawn-colour; 



