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GALBULA. JACAMAR. 



Generic Character. 



Rostrum rectum, longissi- 

 mum, quadraftgulare, acu- 

 tum. 



Nares ovatae ad basin rostri. 



Lingua brevis, acuta. 

 Pedes simplices, digitis duo- 

 bus anticis, duobus posticis. 



Beak long, straight, sharp- 

 pointed, and quadrangu- 

 lar. 



Nostrils oval, situated near 

 the base of the beak. 



Tongue short, and acute. 



Feet simple, with two toes 

 before, and two behind. 



E are very little acquainted with the ceco- 

 nomy of the birds comprised in this genus, of 

 which there are but a few species known ; they 

 are very much allied to the Kingsfishers, but their 

 feet are totally different, and they inhabit moist 

 woods, whereas the Kingsfishers are only found 

 near the sides of rivers : they have ten feathers in 

 their tail, and are called by the natives of Guiana 

 by the name Venetou. 



