ROLLER, 85 



20— HAIRY ROLLER. 



Coracias pilosa, Ind. Orn. Sup. xxvii. 

 — — — — crinita, Shaw's Zool. vii. 401. 

 Hairy Roller, Gen. Syn. Sup. ii. 122. 



THE bill and legs in this bird are dusky blue ; neck, breast, and 

 belly testaceous brown, streaked with white, the feathers rather loose 

 and elongated ; over the eye a streak of white, and through it a 

 darker one ; back and wing coverts green brown, edged with blue, 

 and changeable purple ; quills deep blue ; upper tail coverts pale 

 blue ; tail long, even at the end, and the same colour as the quills, 

 which, when closed, reach to about one-fourth of the length. 



Taken from the drawings of Mr. Woodford. 



21— MEXICAN ROLLER. 



Coracias Mexicana, Ind. Orn. \. 171. Gm. Lin.'i. 381. Shaw's Zool. vii. 399. 

 Galgulus Mexicanus, Bris. ii. 83. Id. 8vo. i. 177. 

 Merula Mexicana, Seba. i. 101. t. 64. 5. Klein. Av. 62. 5. 

 Mexican Roller, Gen. Syn. i. 413. 



THIS is much larger than the Missel Thrush. Upper parts of 

 the body dingy rufous grey ; the under parts and wings light grey, 

 mixed with flame-colour. 



Inhabits Mexico. 



22— CAYENNE ROLLER. 



Coracias Cayana, Ind. Orn. i. 172. Gm. Lin. i. 381. Daud. ii. 265. Shaw's Zool. 



vii. 400. 

 Grivert, ou Rolle de Cayenne, Buf. iii. 134. PI. enl. 616. 

 Cayenne Roller, Gen. Syn. i. 415. 



LENGTH nine inches. Bill strong, reddish, a little bent at the 

 point ; general colour of the plumage brownish green ; over the eye 



