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ORANGE PROMEROPS* 



Promerops aurantius. P. aurantius, cauda mediocri (squali. 

 Oiange coloured Promerops, with tail of moderate length and 

 even at the top. 



Upupa aurantia. (/.Jlavo-auranfia, capite colJoqm aureis, remi" 



gibus primorihus aurantio- rubra contaminatis. Lath, ind, orn. 

 Avis pyradisiaca Americana elegantissima. Seb, J. t, 66. f. 3. 

 Orange Promerops. Lath. syn. 



Described and figured in the work of Seba, 

 Size of a Starling : length about nine inches and 

 a half: bill rather above an inch long, sonciewhat 

 curved, sharp-pointed, and yellow, as are also the 

 legs : the head and neck are of a deep yellow or 

 gold-colour, with a few red feathers round the base 

 of the bill : the remainder of the bird is orange 

 yellow; the larger quill-feathers of a redder cast 

 than the rest : the tail measures near four inches 

 in length, and is even at the end. Native of Gui- 

 ana, frequenting the small islands in the mouth of 

 the river Berbice. 



The supposed female of this species is described 

 by Fernandez in his History of Mexico, under the 

 name of Cochitolotl: the head, throat, neck, and 

 wings are said to be irregularly varied with grey 

 and black : the rest of the bird yellow : the bill 

 black, and the legs grey. 



