556 EHAMPHASTID^. 



p. 837 " ; Lawr. Ann. Lye. N. Y. vii. p. 299"; ix. p. 129"; Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus. no. 4, 

 p. 34"; Cab. J. f. Orn. 1862, p. 331 "; v. Frantz. J. f. Orn. 1869, p. 362"; Salv. Ibis, 

 1872, p. 323"; Boucard, P. Z. S. 1878, p. 46"; 1883, p. 455"; Sumicbrast, La Nat. v. 

 p. 238 ''^ Nutting, Pr. U. S. Nat. Mus. v. p. 401"; vi. pp. 388 "^ 407='; Ferrari- 

 Perez, Pr. U. S. Nat. Mus. ix. p. 163 "; Ridgw. Pr, U. S. Nat. Mus. x. p. 591 " ; Zeledon, 

 An. Mus. Nac. Costa Rica, 1887, p. 123'"; Ricbmond, Pr. U. S. Nat. Mus. xvi. p. 518" ; 

 Underwood, Ibis, 1896, p. 445 =". 



Pteroglossus regalis, Licbt. in Mus. Berol. apud Wagl. Isis, 1829, p. 508 " ; Gould, P, Z.S. 1834, 

 p. 75 ". 



Pteroglossus erythropygius, Lawr. Ann. Lye. N. Y. viii. p. 179"; Salv. P. Z. S. 1867, p. 157 ^ 



Supra saturate nigricanti-olivaceus, capite toto undique nigro, torque nuchali angusta castanea ; uropygio at 

 tectricibus supracaudalibns coccineis : subtus gutture toto, plaga peotorali et fascia abdominali nigris, 

 corpore reliquo flavo-coccineo irregulariter tincto ; tibiis castaneis ; rostri cultninis apice et mandibula tota 

 nigria, maxilla reliqua albicante ad basin rufescente ; oculorum ambitu coccineo, infra oculos nigricante ; 

 iride flava ; pedibus viridibus. Long, tota circa 18-0, alae 6-0, caudse 7-0, rostri a rictu 4'3, tarsi 1-4. 

 (Descr. exempl. ex Choctum, Guatemala. Mus. nostr.) 



5 mari similis. 



Hob. Mexico, Tustep'ec, Xacatepec ( Wagler ^^), .Talapa {Ferrari-Perez ^^), San Andres 

 Tuxtla (Salle ^}, Uvero, Cosamaloapam, Omealca (Sumichrast ^°), San Lorenzo near 

 Cordova, Alvarado (Ferrari-Perez), Playa Vicente (Boucard^, M. Trujillo), Sochiapa 

 (M. Trujillo), Teapa in Tabasco (Mrs. H. II. Smith), N. Yucatan i», Izalam (G. F. 

 Gaumer),^dia.idi Efigenia^^, Tapanatepec, Tonala (Sumichrast^^); Bkitish Hondueas, 

 Orange Walk, Cayo, Belize (Blancaneaux); Guatemala, Savana Grande, Retalhuleu, 

 Patio Bolas, Choctum, Eio Dulce ^ (0. S. & F. D. G.) ; Hoijdueas (Leyland ^), Omoa 

 (G. a Taylor^), San Pedro (G. M. Whitely ^% Segovia river (Townsend^^); 

 Nicaragua, Matagalpa, La Libertad, Volcan de Chinandega, Leon, Momotombo, 

 San Erailio ( W. B. Richardson), Chontales (Belt ^^j, Escondido river (Richmond ^), 

 Sucuya 22, Los Sabalos ^3 (Nutting) ; Costa Eica, Bebedero (ArcS), Angostura, 

 Turrialba (v. Frantzius ^^, Carmiol ^^), San Miguel ^^, Sarapiqui ^^ (v. Frantzius), 

 San Carlos (Boucard ^^), Naranjo de Cartago, Jimenez, Liberia (Zeledon ^^), La 

 Palma (Nutting ^^), Miravalles (Underwood ^^) ; Panama, David (Eicks^'^^^), Lion 

 Hill (M'Leannan ^o 12), — j^, Colombia '^ ; Venezuela 7. 



This is perhaps the commonest species of Toucan in Central America ; for though 

 not more numerous than Rhamphastos carinatus in places where both species occur, it 

 has a wider range, extending to the Isthmus of Tehuantepec and the coast region of 

 Guatemala bordering the Pacific Ocean. It is also found in other parts of Western 

 Central America where neither R. carinatus nor R. brevicarinatus occur. It is usually 

 found in companies of five or more birds, which are not easily frightened, but when 

 disturbed call excitedly and rattle their bills on the bough on which they are perched ^7. 

 As to the range of P. torquatus beyond our southern boundary, Gould doubted 

 Sturm's statement that specimens had been received in Bogota collections. Certain is it, 

 however, that both Salmon and Simons found it in Northern Colombia, the former in 



