J ACAMACIRI. 
an inch beyond the wings when they are 
closed. The quills of the tail are very regu- 
larly tapered. The legs are very short, and 
of a yellowish colour. The bill is black, and 
the eyes are of a fine deep blue. The throat 
is white, and the belly rufous. All the rest of 
the plumage is of a very brilliant gold-green, 
with red copper reflexions. In some subjedlp, 
the throat is rufous, as well as the belly ; in 
others, the throat is only a little yellowish. 
The colour of the upper side of the body, 
also, is more or less brilliant in diiFerent spe- 
cimens, which maybe attributed to age or sex, 
*' These birds are found both in Guiana and 
3rasil. They inhabit the forests ; and prefer 
the wet places, as affording their inse6t food in 
most abundance. Thev never join in society, 
-but constantly reside in the mo5t sequestered 
and darkest coverts. T]icir fliolil, tliouch 
rapid, is short. They percii on llie middle 
boughs ; and remam at rest the wliolc of the 
night, and the greatest part of the day. They 
always are alone, and almost perpetually tran- 
quil : yet there are, usually, a number in the 
same distrid, which make responses in a feeble, 
broken 
