386 FOREIGN BIRDS. 



Yet the Channel-Bill ( 48 ) came from a region as far % 

 And that scansor too came,thelong-bili'dJACAMAR.( 49 ) 



rare ; flesh supposed to be good ; but we want more information 

 concerning this, most probably valuable, bird. 



( 48 ) Order, Pice, (Lath.) Channel-bill. 



The genus Scythrops, (Lath.) or Channel-bill, consists 

 of one species only, the Psittacus, which is found in New South 

 Wales. It has a large, convex, sharp-edged, pale-brown bill, 

 tipt with yellowish and channeled at the sides, point hooked ; 

 nostrils naked, rounded at the base; tongue cartilaginous, split 

 at the point ; feet scansile ; head, neck, and upper parts of the 

 body pale bluish-grey ; back, wings, and tail, cinereous ; size of 

 a crow, but, from its long tail, its whole length is two feet two 

 inches. 



( 49 ) Order, Pic^e, (Lath.) Jacamar. 



Of the genus Galbula, (Lath.) or Jacamar, five species 

 have been described ; inhabitants of South America. They 

 have a straight, very long, quadrangular bill ; tongue short,, 

 sharp-pointed; thighs downy on the fore part; feet scansile. 

 They are generally about the size of a lark, and feed on insects ; 

 some of them fly in pairs. 



( s °) Order, Passeres, (Lath.) Coly. 



The genus Colius, (Lath.) or Coly, consists of eleven spe- 

 cies ; they have a short thick bill, convex above and flat be- 

 neath, upper mandible bent down at the tip ; tail long, wedged; 

 toes three before, one behind, but capable of being occasionally 

 varied so as to have all in front. These birds live universally 

 on fruits, not feeding on grains or insects; they are gregariou 

 even during incubation, their nests being made in society; 

 they do not perch like other birds, or leap from branch to 

 branch ; nor do they even walk nimbly ; for, resting on the 

 whole length of the leg, they drag the belly after them. 

 They grow very fat, are well flavoured, and much sought aftei 



