502 TEOGOmDiE. 



mere edging on the inner web at the tips of the feathers ; the outer feather barred for its exposed length, 

 but the basal half of this barring more in the nature of spots, which do not touch the shaft, and become 

 smaller towards the base ; the second feather is similar, but has less barring, the third still less. Exposed 

 culmen 0"66 in., width of biU at base 0-69, wing 4*7, longest tail-feather 5'1, shortest 3"28, tarsus 0*68. 

 Orbital ring clove-brown ; iris dark brown. 

 " The female just described resembles that of T. caligatus almost exactly, but the barring on the wing-coverts 

 and secondaries is very different, and there is a slight difference on the upper parts, a perceptible gloss 

 being present on these parts in the bird just described." — C. W. Richmond, I. s. c. 



Hab. NiCAEAGUA, Escondido E. {G. W. Eichmwid). 



The above is Mr. Richmond's description of this Trogon, of which we know nothing 

 ourselves. In reply to enquiries, Mr. Ridgway writes that it agrees closely with 

 T. caligatus in the colour of the underparts, the pattern of the lateral rectrices, and fine 

 vermiculation of the wing-coverts ; but there is not a trace of metallic colouring on the 

 chest or upper parts — the former being uniform black like the head, the back, scapulars, 

 and rump similar but greyer, and the middle rectrices dark brownish-slate with the 

 usual terminal black bar. If not a distinct species it must be a very abnormal 

 T. caligatus. 



B. Eectrices utrinque tres laterales haud alio terminatoB. 



c. Eectrices laterales unicolores. 



12. Trogon macrurus. 



Trogon macroura, Gould, Mon. Trog. t. 17*; Lawr. Ann. Lye. N. Y. vii. p. 290^. 

 Trogon macrourus, Cassin, Pr. Ac. Phil. 1860, p. 135 note^ 



Trogon macrurus, Scl. & Salv. P. Z. S. 1864, p. 364*; 1879, p. 535 ' ; Gould, Mon. Trog. ed. 2, 

 t. 30°; Grant, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. xvii. p. 474 ^ 



Supra nitide cupreo-viridis, uropj'gio vix cyanescentiore ; loris, capitis lateribus et mento nigris, pectore dorso 

 concolore, torque pectorali alba, abdomine et tectricibus subeaudalibus coccineis ; alls nigricantibus, remi- 

 gibus albido limbatis, seeundariis intemis et tectricibus albo minute irroratis ; caiidae rectricibus duabus 

 mediis cyanescenti-viridibus, rectricibus tribus extemis omnino nigris, rectricibus reHquis in pogonio 

 extemo dorso concoloribus ; rostro flavido. Long, tota 12'0, alse 6-6, caudae rectr. med. 7*0, rectr. lat. 4"8. 



$ schistacea, abdomine imo et tectricibus subeaudalibus coccineis, remigibus albo limbatis ; maxilla cornea, 

 basi et mandibula flavida. (Descr. maris et feminae ex Lion Hill, Panama, llus. nostr.) 



Hab. Panama, Lion Hill (M'Leannan^^), Paraiso (Hughes''), Truando R. and Delta 

 of the Atrato {W. S. & C. J. PFood^j.—CoLOMBuS. 



The only Central-American species at all closely allied to this is Trogon massena, 

 from which it may readily be distinguished by the distinct white pectoral band- 

 which divides the green of the throat from the scarlet of the abdomen. From 

 T. melanurus of South America it is not so easily distinguished, the two birds being 

 very much alike. T. macrurus, however, besides having a distinct range, seems to be 

 a larger bird with a decidedly longer tail, whence its name. 



Of the species itself we know next to nothing. It was described and figured by 

 Gould in the first edition of his Monogi-aph i, and included by Lawrence in his list of 

 M'Leannan's collections made on the Panama Railway Line 2, and the same collector 

 supplied us with specimens. Cassin states that amongst a number of skins of young 



