BRASILIAN TOUCAN. 



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feathers of the tail are white above, and those be- 

 neath of a fine red : the crown of the head, upper 

 part of the neck, the back, wings, belly, and tail 

 are wholly black, though on the upper side of the 

 wings and tail it has a changeable gloss of blueish 

 purple : the legs and feet are all of a blue or violet 

 colour. 



The above specimen was brought from Jamaica, 

 but the bird is a native of the hotter parts of South 

 America. 



BRASILIAN TOUCAN. 



Ramphastos piscivorus. R. nigricans, fascia dbdominali crissoqut 

 rubris, uropj/gio albo, Lin. Si/st. Nat. Lath. syn. 



Black Toucan, with red abdominal bar and vent-feathers, and 

 white rump. 



Xochitenacatl tertia. Kaii syn» 



Tucana Brasiliensis gutture albo. Briss. av. 



Toucan, or Brasilian Pye. Edw, pi. 64. 



Brasilian Toucan. Lath, syn. 



This also is faithfully described, from a living 

 specimen, by Edwards, who compares its size to 

 that of a common tame pigeon, and its shape to 

 that of a magpie, but with a larger head, and a 

 much shorter tail in proportion. 



" The bill, from the forehead, or the angles of 

 the mouth, to the point, is six inches long; its 

 height or depth, where deepest, is something more 

 than two inches ; from side to side, near the head, 

 one inch thick: the upper mandible is of a pale 

 yellow greenish colour : the sides, near the toothed 

 edges, have each a long cloud of orange-colour. 



