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MUSOPHAGA. PLANTAIN-EATER. 



Generic Character, 



Rostruyn crassum, trigo- 

 num, mandibula superi- 

 ore basi supra frontem 

 elevata, maxillis dentatis. 



Naves in medio rostri. 



Lingua Integra, crassius- 



cula. 

 Pedes ambulatorii. 



Lath. ind. orn. suppl. 



Bill stout, triangular, the 

 upper mandible elevated 

 at the base above the 

 front ; both mandibles 

 dentated at the edges. 



Nostrils in the middle of 

 the bill. 



To7igue entire, thickish. 



Feet with three toes before, 

 and one behind. 



VIOLET PLANTAIN-EATER. 



Musophaga violacea. M. nigro-violacea, vertice remigibusque 



phosniceis, fascia suboculari alba. 

 Blackish-violet Plantain-Eater, with crimson crown and quiil- 



feathers, and a white stripe beneath the eyes, 

 Cuculus regius. C. nigro-cosrulescens, remigibus phosniceis, rosfro 



rubro super frontem fiavo, occipiie purpurea, Mmeum Leveria' 



mm, p. 165, t, 40. 

 Royal Cuckow, Museum Leverianum, p. 167, pi. 40. 

 Musophaga violacea. M. cceruleo-atra, strigH aurium alba, rostro 



remegibusque sanguineis. Lath. ind. orn. suppl, 

 Violet Plantain-Eater. Lath, syn, suppl. 2. 



The highly elegant bird constituting the present 

 genus is of African origin, and appears to have 



