GREEN TOUCAN, 
When Edwards first figured and described 
this Green Toucan, which was one of that 
curious parcel of birds captured, in a French 
vessel by Earl Ferrers, while Captain Shirley j 
he observed, that "it appeared to him to be 
Brisson's Toucan a Collier, de Cayenne, and 
was certainly a native of the warm parts of 
the continent of South -America. The rest 
of his account relates only to the description 
of the bird figured; which, from the follow- 
ing transcript, w^ill appear to have been exe-. 
euted with the usual accuracy, and minute- 
ness of observation, which so remarkably dis- 
tinguish our incomparable ornithologist, 
" The bill," says Edwards, " which is 
compressed, but not ridged on the upper part, 
is black; except at it's basis, which is red 
round the upper mandible, and orange^:Co- 
loured round the lower : it has a little wliite- 
ness on the angles, or toothing, next it's basis; 
and it is red within -side. The eyes are placed 
in spaces of bare skin, of an obscure flesh- 
colour, which might have been brighter in 
the living bird. The head, neck, and breast,^ 
are 
