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albo transfasciatis ; rostro flavido. Long, tota 12-0, alse 6-2, caudse rectr. med. 6-2, reotr. lat. 4-6. (Deser. 

 maris exempl. typ. ex Santa Fe, Panama. Mus. nostr.) 

 $ schistacea, abdomine antico brunneo, imo et tectrieibus subcaudalibiis coccineis, caudse rectricibns tribus 

 externis indistincte albo striote transfasciatis. (Deser. feminae ex Cordillera de Tole, Panama. 

 Mus. nostr.) 



Hah. Costa Rica ^ Angostura (Canmo^^); Panama, Santiago de Veraguas ^ 2, Cordil- 

 lera de Tole 2, Calovevora ^, Santa Fe ^ ^ (Arce), Veraguas {Merritt ^). 



The first specimens of this fine species that came under our notice were sent us by 

 Enrique Arce from Santa Fe in the State of Panama, and the same collector subsequently 

 secured for us a good series of examples, including specimens of both sexes. These 

 were all obtained in the same district. But long before Arce visited this little worked 

 region. Dr. Merritt, the discoverer of MicrocJiera alhocoronata, obtained a specimen of 

 this Trogon, which Salvin saw in his collection in 1874 5. Trogon clathratus also 

 occurs in Costa Rica, whence we have examples. It is also mentioned in Lawrence's 

 Catalogue, where a description is given of a female bird supposed to be of this 

 species ; but this Mr. Grant decided was an error ^, and it now proves to be a female 

 of T. bairdi. 



Though bearing some resemblance to Trogon massena, this species is really very 

 distinct not only on account of the fine rather widely separate white bars on the tail, 

 but also on account of its inferior size. The bill has five distinct notches on the edges 

 of both the maxilla and mandible, but they are neither so deep nor so large as in 

 Trogon massena. 



Of the habits of this species nothing has been recorded. 



Suborder COCCYGES ZYGODACTYL.E. 

 Pam. GALBULID-ffil. 



Galbulidce, Cabanis; Scl. Men. Jacamars and Puff-birds, p. xixj Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. xix. 

 pp. 161-177. 



The Galbulidse constitute a small family of birds of well-defined characters and of 

 purely Neotropical domicile. The nearest allies are the Bucconidse of the same region, 

 but more numerous in species. These two families are usually associated together by 

 systematists, as they have many points of structure in common, the most obvious being 

 the formation of the feet. They may at once be distinguished by the narrow, slender, 

 pointed bill of the members of the Galbulidae and the more slender build of most of 

 them, the Bucconidge being rather heavily-built birds with strong bills, the maxilla 

 ending in a distinct hook. The habits of the two are, as will be seen below, for the 

 most part, rather widely distinct. 



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