CURUCUI. 



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GENUS XX— CURUCUI. 



1 Red-bellied Curucui 



4 Violet-headed C. 



B Var. 



A Var. 



A Leverian 



7 Ceylonese C 



2 Red-vented C. 



5 Cinereous C. 



8 Indian C. 



3 Yellow-bellied C. 



6 Rufous C. 



9 Narina C. 



A Var. 



A Var. 



10 Fasciated C. 



B Var. 







1 HE bill is short, thick, and convex, and for the most part den- 

 tated on the edges. 



Nostrils covered with stiff bristles. 



Legs short, weak, and covered with feathers or down. 



Toes placed two before and two behind. 



Tail consisting of twelve feathers. 



As far as I can learn, the manners of these birds are much alike, 

 and in which they, for the most part, agree with the first Species. The 

 greater part of them are inhabitants of South America, except the 

 four last species, which are found at Ceylon, India, or the Cape of 

 Good Hope. — They are said to differ much in the various stages of 

 life, which has given rise to confusion of species, and may render 

 the following account of them less perfect than could be wished : are 

 called at Guiana, Curucuis, or rather Couroucouis, from their note 

 not ill resembling that word. They are said to feed on fruits. 



1. ^-RED-BELLIED CURUCUI. 



Trogon Curucui, Ind. Orn. i. 192. Lin. i. 167. Gm. Lin. i. 403. Raii p. 45. Will. 



96. pi. 22. Klein. Av. 28. Merrem Ic. t. 9. Bor. Nat. ii. 123. t. 14. 

 Tzinitzian, Raii p. 163. Will. Engl. 392. 



Trogon Brasiliensis viridis, Bris. iv. 173. Id. 8vo. ii. p. 90. Gerin. t. 187. 

 Der Curucui, Schm. Vog. p. 36. t. 22. 



Couroucou a Ventre rouge, Buf. iii. 287. pi. 14. PL enl. 452. 

 Le Surucua, Voy. d'Azara iv. No. 270. 

 Red-bellied Curucui, Gen. Syn. ii. 485. Gen. Zool. ix. pi. 4.* 



THIS is between ten and eleven inches long. The bill pale 



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