LAMPROTORNIS VIGORSII. 183 
bill, from the apex to the forehead 4%, to the rictus 
13; tarsi 13%; middle toe, including the claw, 1}; 
hind toe, including the claw, 38. 
As the two individuals of the above species in the 
Manchester Museum were imported to Liverpool 
from Brazil, along with a considerable collection of 
the skins of Brazilian birds, it is possible that this 
elegant creature may be a native of South America. 
TI have no positive information, however, that such is 
the fact; and M. Temminck, in treating upon the 
group to which it belongs (see his ‘ Manuel d’Orni- 
thologie,’ vol. i. p. lv, note 3), remarks that “toutes 
les espéces sont de l’ancien continent, le plus grand 
nombre d’ Afrique.” 
I have named this splendid bird in compliment 
to that distinguished and disinterested naturalist the 
late N. A. Vigors, Esq., who politely directed my 
attention to it. 
In detailing those peculiarities of structure 
which characterize the genus Lamprotornis M. Tem- 
minck says of the toes, “interne soudé a sa base, 
Vexterne divisé”? (Manuel d’Ornithologie, vol. i. 
p. lvi), the very reverse of what is actually the 
case. This error, which probably originated in in- 
advertency, was repeated by an eminent French zoolo- 
gist; it becomes the more desirable, therefore, that 
it should be corrected. 
