II 



TROGONIM. 



India and its Archipelago are the countries of these birds ; which reside in the densest portions of the thick forests 

 and jungles. They are usually noticed seated quietly on the branches of a lofty tree, with their heads sunk into 

 their shoulders, uttering a monotonous melancholy note, frequently repeated ; occasionally darting off to seize an 

 insect, and then returning to the same perch, or more generally alighting at a new position, and thus wandering about 

 from tree to tree. Dr. Packman informs me that he bebeves these birds bite off and reject hard portions, such as legs, 

 wings, &c, and swallow only the soft parts, such as the abdomen ; the formation of the beak seems well adapted for this 

 operation. 



i. H. malabaricus (Gould), Swains. Proc.Z.S. 1834. 26., Gould, 

 Monogr. Trog.pl. 31. 



2. H. erythrocephalus (Gould), Swains. Proc. Z. S. 1S34. 25., 

 Gould, Monogr. Trog. pi. 33 Trogon fasciatus Penn. ? 



3. H. Hodgsoni Gould, Monogr. Trog. pi. 34. 



4. H. Temminckii (Gould), Swains. Monogr. Trog. pi. 29 



Trogon fasciatus Temm. Pi. col. 321. ; T. Kondea Raffl. ? 



5. H. rutilus (Vieill.) N. Diet. Hist. Nat. viii. 313., Le Vaill. 

 Hist. Nat. Cour. t. 14. — Trogon cinnamomeus Temm.; T. Kas- 

 sumba Raffl.'?; T. Duvaucelii Temm. PI. col. 291., Gould, Mo- 

 nogr. Trog. pi. 32. ; T. fasciatus var. (3 Lath. ? 



6. H. Diardii (Temm.) Swains. PI. col. 541., Gould, Monogr. 

 Trog. pi. 30. 



7. H. ardens (Temm.) Gould, PI. col. 404., Gould, Monogr. 



Trog. pi. 35. 



8. H. oreskios (Temm.) Gould, PI. col. 181., Gould, Monogr. 

 Trog. pi. 36. 



9. H. Reinwardtii (Temm.) PL col. 124 Apaloderma Rein- 



wardtii Swains. Gould, Monogr. Trog. pi. 27- 



10. H. gigas (Vieill.) N. Diet. Hist. Nat. viii. 315., Le Vaill. 

 Hist. Nat. Cour. t. 12.- — Trogon Temminckii Cuv. ; Apaloderma 

 gigas Gould, Monogr. Trog. pi. 28. 



11. H. ? indicus (Lath.). 



Calurus Szvains.* 



The Bill of this division differs from the others by the lateral margins being smooth and curved to 

 the tip, which is emarginated. Wings with the coverts prolonged and curved. Tail with the upper 

 coverts greatly prolonged, concealing the tail, which is moderate, even in the middle, and has the lateral 

 feathers graduated. Tarsi short, and partly covered with plumes. Toes long, strong, and the two 

 anterior ones united at the base. 



The remarkably showy birds that compose this division are found only in the hottest parts of South America. It 

 is in the humid and thick forests, on the margins of the great rivers or near torrents, that they may be observed on the 

 highest branches of the loftiest trees, searching for the fruits and berries on which they chiefly live. Some seem to 

 prefer the fruits of certain palm trees, and are said to cling to the branches in the manner of parrots. During the 

 morning and evening, they utter a monotonous cry, repeating their vernacular name, Couroucou. 



1. C. resplendens (Gould), Swains. — Trogon pavoninus Temm. 

 PL col. 372., Gould, Monogr. Trog. pi. 21. 



2. C. pavoninus (Spix), Swains. Spix, Av. Bras. t. 35., Gould, 

 Monogr. Trog. pi. 23. 



3. C. pulchellus Gould, Monogr. Trog. pi. 22 Trogon peru- 



vianus Gould. 



4. C. fulgidus Gould, Monogr. Trog. pi. 24. 



5. C. neoxenus Gould, Monogr. Trog. pi. 25. 



6. C. auriceps Gould, Ann. N. H.ix. 238. 



7. C. antisianus D'Orb. Mag. de Zool. 1837- Ois. t. 85. 



Mr. Swainson established this subgenus (Class, of Birds, ii. 337.) in 1837. 



April, 1845. 



