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INDIAN CURUCUX. 

 (Trogon indicus.) 



Tr. nigricans, supra Jisrugineo-maculatus ; subtus jlavescens ni- 

 gricante Jasciatus ; capite nigro alhoque striato ; cauda longis- 

 simafasciata. 



Dusky Curucui, with ferruginous spots above ; beneath yel- 

 lowish striped with dusky; head black with white stripes; tail 

 very long and barred. 



Trogonlndicus. Lath, Ind. Orn. 1. 201. 9- 



Indian Curucui. Lathi Syn. Sup. 94. 



Beak blueish, very much hooked; head and 

 neck black, striped with white ; from the corners 

 of the mouth, just beneath the cheeks a whitish 

 streak ; back and wings dusky, marked with 

 round rusty spots ; breast and belly yellowish 

 white, barred with dusky ; tail very long, wedge- 

 shaped, and crossed with narrow dusky bars ; legs 

 ash-colour. 



Dr. Latham, from whose celebrated work we 

 have taken the description of this bird, sav<* it 

 inhabits India, and is called by the natives xjd?i™ 

 gummi. 



