A MONOGEAPH 



OF THE 



JACAMARS AND PUFF-BIRDS 



OR 



Families GALBULIBJS and BUCCONIBjE, 



BY 

 P. L. SCLATER, F.R.S. &a 



Under this title it is proposed to publish illustrations of all the kno^vll species of 

 Jacamars and Puff-Birds — -two South- American Families of Birds allied to the Trogons, 

 and remarkable in plumage and form. 



The work will be issued in seven Parts, of which the first two will contain the 

 Jacamars and the next four the Puff- Birds. Each of these parts will contain from 

 eight to ten Plates, with the accompanying letterpress. The seventh part will comprise 

 the Title-page, Introduction, List of Subscribers, Index, &c. 



The Plates will be drawn by Mr. J. G. Keulemans, and coloured hy hand. 



The edition will be limited to two hundred and fifty copies. 



The size will be Eoyal 4to, uniform with Dresser's ' Birds of Europe,' Sharpe's 

 ' Kingfishers,' Marshall's ' Barbets,' and Shelley's ' Sun-bu*ds.' 



The first Part is now ready ; Part II. wiU be published in January 1880 ; and the 

 others will follow at intervals of about three or four months. 



The Price will be One Guinea each Part. A single payment of £7 on the issue of 

 Part I. will be accepted as the price of the whole work from those who prefer that 

 method of payment. 



Intending Subscribers are requested to send their names to Mr. R. H. Porter, 

 6 Tenterden Street, Hanover Square, London, W., to whose order all cheques should be 

 made payable, crossed " London and County Bank, Hanover-Square Branch." 



