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MOMOTA. MOMOT. 



Generic Character. 



Rosh^um validum, incurva- 

 tum, ]ateribus dentatum. 

 Nares tectse. 

 Lingua pennacea. 

 Cauda cuneiformis. 

 Pedes gressorii. 



BUI strong, incurvated, 



toothed at the sides. 

 Nostrils covered. 

 Tongue feather-shaped. 

 Tail cuneiform. 

 Feet gressorial. 



BRASILIA^ MOMOT. 



Momota Brasiliensis. M. Viridis, suhtus gilva, 'veriice coeruleo 



macula nigra, rectricibus duahus mediis elongatis. 

 Green Momot, buff-coloured beneath ; with blue crown marked 



by a black spot, and the two middle tail-feathers elongated. 

 Ramphastos Momota. R. pedibus gressoriis, rectricibus duabus 



intirnis medio denudatis. Lin. Syst. Nat, 

 Momotus Brasiliensis. M. viridis, fronte caruleo-vlridi, occipite 



violaceo, vertice et striga per oculos nigra, rectricibus duabus in- 



termediis longioribus. Lath. ind. orn, 

 Momotus. Bris. av. 4. p. 465. 

 Momot. Rail syn, l64- 



Le Houtou ou Momot. Buff, t) p, 430. ?l. Enl. 370. 

 Brasilian saw-biPicd Roller. Edw. pi. 328. 

 Brasilian Momot. Lath. syn. p. 338. 



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This bird, remarkable for the beauty of its 

 plumage, and the only species hitherto discovered, 

 is a native of the hotter parts of South America, 



