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the Island of Mindanao, one of the Philippines, and in the notes of 

 Dr. Pickering we find the following : 



" Several specimens of this Merops were noticed on the border of an 

 opening in the forest, and when on the wing, reminded me very much 

 of the North American Swallows, sailing somewhat in the same man- 

 ner. They also appeared to be similar in their habits to the birds of 

 the genus Qalhida, in some measure. The tongue of this species is 

 not exsertile, and presented no striking peculiarity of formation." 



Numerous specimens of this bird are in the collection of the Expe- 

 dition. 



5. Family TROGONIDiE. 

 1. Genus HARPACTES, Sivainson, Cab. Cy. II, p. 337 (1837). 

 1. Harpactes ardens {Temm.). 



Trofjon ardens, Temm. PI. Col. Ill, p. (liv. 68, about 1827). 



Harpactes rodiosternus, Peale, Zool. U. S. Exp. Exp. Birds, p. 166 (first edition, 

 1848).* 



Temm. PL Col. 404 ; Gould, Mon. Trogon, Plate XXXV". 



Both Dr. Pickering and Mr. Peale mention the occurrence of this 

 fine species in the Island of Mindanao, one of the Philippines. The 

 latter remarks : 



* "Head and throat dark vinaceous-brown ; back, scapulars, and rump, cinnamon- 

 brown ; breast pale rose-color ; abdomen and under tail-coverts bright red ; wings black ; 

 the primaries outwardly edged with white ; shafts black ; secondaries and coverts trans- 

 versely crossed with numerous white lines; tail black; the two centre feathers cinnamon- 

 brown, tipped with black ; three outer feathers each side, tipped and margined outwardly 

 with white ; bill bright yellow, the base green ; ophthalmic region ultramarine blue ; 

 inside of the mouth yellow; feet olive-gi'een, the palms and claws yellow; irides brown. 



"Total length, thirteen and a half inches; wings, from the carpal joints, five and 

 nine-tenths inches; tail, six and two-tenths inches; tarsi, half an inch; middle toe, in- 

 cluding the claw, one inch ; claw, four-tenths of an inch ; outer hind toe, seven-twentieths 

 of an inch; claw, three-twentieths of an inch ; inner hind toe, six-tenths of an inch; 

 claw, two-tenths of an inch ; bill, eight-tenths of an inch ; to the angle of the mouth, 

 one and one-twentieth of an inch. Male." 



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