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orange ; quills black brown, spotted on both webs with rufous yel- 

 low ; the two middle tail feathers green, the others the same, spotted 

 on the inner web with white ; legs black. 



Inhabits America, Cayenne — The above is Brisson's description. 

 It may be observed, that the one in Edwards has only a spot be- 

 tween the bill and eye, not continued over the latter, and the bill a 

 trifle bent. 



A. — Martin-pecheur vert et orange, Buf. vii. 218. hid. Orn. i. 259. /3. 

 ■ petit vert, PL enl. 756. 2 male, 3 female. 



The general colour of this is green above, with a few spots of 

 rufous on the wings ; beneath bright orange, passing round the neck 

 in a narrow collar ; across the breast a green band ; chin and middle 

 of the breast rufous white.* Bill and legs as in the other. 



The female differs, in not having the green band on the breast. 



Inhabits Cavenne. 



55— TRINIDAD KINGSFISHER. 



LENGTH five inches. Bill one inch and a quarter, black, base 

 beneath reddish white; plumage on the upper parts fine glosy 

 green ; at the nostrils, before the eye, a rufous spot ; chin and neck 

 before pale rufous, almost encircling the latter behind as a collar; 

 breast and sides of the body fine deep rufous ; middle of the belly, 

 and vent quite white ; greater quills dusky, secondaries the same, 

 marked on the inner webs with white ; tail one inch and a half long, 



* I have seen one of these with a single white spot in the middle of the belly ; and another 

 in which the middle of the belly and vent were white. In this last were some orange spots 

 between the bill and eyes, but not a stripe. 



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