82 TODY. 



but, according to Buffon, the male has the upper parts of the body of 

 a pale blue ; the belly white ; breast and sides rose-colour ; and if 

 so, I have not seen that sex. 



This pretty species inhabits the warmer parts of America ; also 

 found at St. Domingo, Jamaica, and other Islands of the West Indies. 

 It is a solitary bird, frequenting the lonely part of moist places, 

 where it is observed to sit in a crouched manner, its head drawn in 

 between the shoulders, and so stupid as almost to suffer itself to be 

 taken by the hand. It is supposed to feed on soft insects, and is 

 called by the French at St. Domingo, Perroquet de Terre.* 



Borowski calls it Bastard Eisvogel. Is said to make the nest of 

 dry grass and moss, feathers, cotton, and other soft materials within, 

 laying three or four blue eggs, the size of those of the Redstart.f 

 Is not unfrequent in Brazil, where it makes a remarkable conical 

 bag-shaped nest, composed of wool, closed at the top, with a narrow 

 entrance, and builds it in the neighbourhood of a certain species of 

 wasp, for the purpose, as it is believed, of rescuing it from the attacks 

 of its enemies.^ 



M. Temminck forms a Genus of this single species, by the name 

 of Todier. 



2— VARIEGATED TODY. 



Todus varius, Ind. Orn. i. 266. Gm. Lin. i. 444, Bris. iv. 531. Id. 8vo. ii. 193. 



Todier varie, Buf. vii. 229. 



Ispida Indica, Aldrov. Av.in. 520. 



Variegated Tody, Gen. Syn. ii. 659. Shaw's Zool. viii. 132 ? 



SIZE of a Wren. Bill black ; head, throat, and neck blue 

 black ; wing coverts green ; tail black, the feathers edged with 

 green ; the rest of the body mixed blue, black, and green, marked 

 here and there with spots of paler green ; legs black. 



* Salerne Orn. 126. f Vieillot. % Maxim. Trav. i. 164. 



