XXV 



Gemis VI. JACAMEROPS. 



Jacamerops* , Less. Trait. d'Orn. p. 234 (1831) 

 Lamprotila, Sw. Class. B. ii. p. 336 (1837) . . 



Type. 

 J. grandis. 

 J. grandis. 



Fiff. 6. 



Jacamerops grandis. 



a. Bill, from above, h. Bill, from side. c. Wing-end, from within, d. Tail-end, from below. 



e. Left foot, from within. 



Char. Gen. Rostrum capite paulo longius^ arcuatum, incurvum, ad basin dilatatum, culmine exsurgente; 

 alse rotundatse, remigibus quarto et quinto longissimis et primum fere duple superantibus ; cauda rotundata, 

 e rectricibus xii. composita ; tarsi breves ; pedes debiles, digito prime modico. 



The genus Jacamerops, again, is monotypic, the only known species being J. grandis, p. 57. 



* This term is attributed bj' Gray (Hand-list, i. p. 1S2) and others to Cuvicr (1S29). But Cuvicr does not appear to 

 have used it as a Latin term. Cf. Eegn. An. (1829) i. p. 448, 



ScL. Jac. & Vxx^h.—Jiilu, 1882. 



d 



