148 MEXICAN PROMEROPS. 



with his usual scrupulosity of exactness, and w 

 probably composed from Seba's figure j yet, from 

 his declaring that figure to be accurate, it should 

 seem that he had himself seen the bird. 



MEXICAN PROMEROPS. 



Fromerops Mexicanus. P. griseus purpvreo viridique nitens, re* 

 migibus cmrukucentibas, abdomwe flave&cente, vaitda longissma. 



Grey Promerops with green and purple gloss, blueish wings, yel- 

 lowish belly, and very long tail. 



Upupa Mexicana. £7. gruea, viridi cceruleo purpureoque variegata^ 

 abdumine Jiavescente, rectricibus quatuor inter mtdiis totigissimis. 

 Lath, ind, orn. 



Avis Am Mexicana cauda longissima. ^Se^. 1. 1, 45, f, 3, 



Mexican Promerops. Lath, syn. 



This also is described and figured in the work 

 of Seba. Its total length is nearly nineteen inches: 

 the body the size of a thrush, and the tail-feathers 

 twelve inches in length : the bill near two inches 

 long and blackish : the whole upper parts of the 

 bird, except the quills which are light blue, are 

 grey, accompanied by green and purplish glosses : 

 the tail is deeper than the rest : the whole under 

 parts of the body are- light yellow, and a spot of 

 the same colour is situated above each eye : the 

 four middle tail-feathers are longer than the rest. 

 This species is said to be a native of Mexico, fre- 

 quenting mountainous regions, and feeding on 

 insects of various kinds. 



