396 BLUE-STRIPED ROLLER. 



Surinam, where it is said to inhabit retired woods, 

 and to be of a very wild nature, feeding on fruits 

 and berries. Monsr. Levaillant is of opinion, 

 from considering the structure of the bill, and the 

 bristles with which its base is beset, that it also 

 feeds on insects. The female, according to Le- 

 vaillant, differs in being grey-brown, with white 

 abdomen. 



BLACK ROLLER. 



Coracias nigra. C. latirostris corpore tofo artubusqiie nigrisj 

 Cauda longiore. Lath, ind, orn. Black Roller. Lath, syn, 

 suppl. 



Broad-billed Roller entirely black, with longish tail. 



Length sixteen inches: bill strong and broad, 

 and a little curved at the tip: tail seven inches in 

 length. Native place unknown. Mentioned by 

 Mr. Latham, from a specimen in the British Mu- 

 seum. 



BLUE-STRIPED ROLLER. ^ 



Coracias striata. C. cceruleo-atra, striis virespenti-ccerukis, 

 rostro Cauda pedibusque nigris. Lath. ind. orn. 



Blue -black Roller^ with blue-green streaks^ and black bill, tail, 

 and legs. 



Blue-striped Roller. Lath. syn» 



Length eight inches : bill three quarters of an 

 inch long, and bent at the tip: the female is of a 



