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RUFOUS CURUCUI. 

 (Trogon rufus.) 



Tr. rufus, corpore subtus Jlavo, alis griseo nigroque striatis, rec~ 

 tricibus tribus utrinque lateralibus albo nigroque Jasciatis, apice 

 albis. 



Rufous Curucui, with the body beneath yellow; wings striated 

 with black and grey ; the three lateral tail-feathers striated 

 with black and white, with white tips. 



Trogon rufus. Gmel. Syst. Nat. 1.404. Lath. Ind. Orn. 1. 

 200. 5. 



Couroucou sL queue rousse de Cayenne. Buff. Hist. Nat. Ois, 



6. 293.— Buff. PI. Enl. 733. 

 Rufous Curucui. Lath. Syn. 2. 4pO-4. 21. 



The Rufous Curucui is in length nine inches ; 

 general colour rufous ; the belly, thighs, and vent 

 yellow ; wing-coverts striated with black and grey ; 

 quills black, with dusky edges ; six inner tail- 

 feathers of equal length, rufous with black tips ; 

 three exterior ones striated transversely with black 

 and white, gradually shortening in length to the 

 most outward one, and tipped with white 5 belly 

 and legs dusky. Is found in Cayenne. 



