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HA!RY ROLLER. 



Coracias crinita. C. testacea^ striis longitudinalihus albis, plumis 

 laxis elongafis, dorsofusco, remi gibus caudaque ccerukis. 



Testaceous Roller, with longitudinal white streaks, lax length- 

 ened plumes, brown back, and blue quill'^and tail-feathers. 



Hairy Roller. Lath. syn. suppl. 2. 



Size uncertain : described by Mr. Latham from 

 a drawing ix\ the possession of Mr. Woodford. 



EED-BBEASTED ROLLER. 



Coracias scutata. C. nigra, jugulo pectoreque coccineis. Museum 



Leverianum. p. 197. 

 Black Roller, with crimson throat and breast. Museum Leveri* 



anmn. JSfo. 4. p. igQ, 

 Red-Breasted Roller. Lath, syn, suppl. 2. 



This was first described and figured in the work 

 entitled Museum Lemriajium. I shall therefore 

 repeat my former description. This bird, in its 

 general appearance and colour, bears a striking re- 

 semblance to the Muscicapa rubricollis or Purple- 

 Throated Flycatcher*, but is considerably superior 

 in size, being not much smaller than a Crow. Its 

 colour is a uniform black, with a slight blueish 

 gloss on the back and wings : the beak is black, 

 strong, broadish at the base, and slightly notched 

 or emarginated at the tip 3 the lower mandible is 



* Muscicapa porphyrobroncha, Nat. Misc. Le PiauhaUo 

 LevailU Ois. Amer. 



