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are by this author comprehended under one. Dr. 

 Latham, though he describes them as distinct, 

 seems yet inclined to believe that Buffon's suppo- 

 sition may be right. The Red-Billed Toucan how- 

 ever seems to differ so strikingly from the rest in 

 the colour of the bill, that it can hardly be sup- 

 posed the same w^ith the Green-Billed or Brasilian 

 Toucan; but it is not improbable that the Bra- 

 silian and Yellow-Throated Toucans of Edwards 

 may constitute but a single species, of which the 

 YelloxV'Throated may be the male, and the Bra- 

 mlian or White-throated the female. 



