4 JACAMAR. 



chin green. Tail five inches and half long in the middle, but the 

 outer feathers scarcely two; above it is golden green, beneath dusky ; 

 feet very small, feathered on the outside to the toes, within plain. 



Inhabits Surinam, and feeds on insects. — In the collection of Mr. 

 Leadbeater is a fine and perfect specimen. That mentioned by Dr. 

 Pallas, was in the Prince of Orange's Museum, at the Hague ; it has 

 been figured by Vosmaer. Said not to be uncommon in Brazil.* 



A. — Length twelve inches. Bill from the gape to the point one 

 inch and a half, dusky black, a trifle bent ; plumage of the head 

 and upper parts most brilliant green, having a gloss of blue on the 

 forehead, chin, and cheeks ; on the throat a large spot of white; from 

 thence the rest of the parts beneath are dull ferruginous, paler at the 

 vent ; the tail three inches and a half long, rounded at the end, and 

 the wings, when closed, reach to the base ; the greater quills are 

 dusky black, with the outer webs glossy green ; legs pale ash-colour. 



Inhabits South America. I met with this in the collection of 

 Lord Seaforth ; and suppose it to differ in sex only from the other. 



3— RUFOUS-TAILED JACAMAR. 



LENGTH nine inches and a half. Bill two and a quarter long, 

 black ; head and sides, including the eyes, the hind part and sides of 

 the neck, back, and wings most brilliant gilded green, with a gloss 

 of copper in various lights, the same continuing round neck above 

 the breast, as a collar; above this, the chin and throat are white; 

 breast, and all beneath fine rufous, paler at the vent ; greater quills 



* Maxim. Trav. 



