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twenty of tbem pertaining to the genus Buceo, and the species 

 Bucco tectus (fig. 77) may serve as a representative of the whole. 

 They feed chiefly on insects, which they take on the wing, 

 darting after them suddenly from a lofty branch, much as a 

 Kingfisher darts after its prey. They are exclusively confined 



Fig. 76. 



The Eed-headed Barbet {Capita erythrocephihis). 



to South and Central America. The same is the case vnth the 

 Jacamars, Birds which are sometimes taken for Kingfishers ; 

 their mode of feeding is similar to that just noted with regard to 

 the Puff-birds. The Jacamars are usually of a green tint and 

 have a metallic lustre. Their beaks are long and -their tails 

 wedge-shaped. The Green Jacamar {Galbula viridis)ma,y ser^e 



