JACAMACIRl. 
This fine bird is the Aiccdo Gahuh, of 
LinnGEiis and Gmelin ; the Gabula, of Bnsson ; 
the Gabula Viridis, and Green Jacamar, of 
Latham ; ti)e Cupreous |acamar, of Pennant; 
and the Jacamar, properly so called, of Buffon, 
who makes two species of the Jacamar. 
*' We have formed," says BufFon; " this' 
name, by shortening the Brasilian appellation 
Jacamaciri. These birds diifer not from the 
Kingfishers ; except that their toes are dis- 
posed two before and two behind, while those 
of the Kingfishers are placed three before and 
one behind. But the Jacamars resemble them 
in the shape of their body and of their bill, 
and they are of the same size wiih the middle 
"species of Kingfishers ; and this is probably the 
reason that some authors — Edwards, &c. — 
have ranged them togetlier. AVillughby, 
Klein, &:c. have classed the Jacamars with 
the Woodpeckers ; the disposition of their 
toes being similar, and tlic shape of their bill 
.nearly the same, though longer and more. 
slender : 
