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YERTEBRATA. 
THE COMMOX ROLLER. THE RED-TAILED JACAJIAR. — (See p. 96.) 
THE CORACIN^ OR ROLLERS. 
This family comprises not only the Rollers proper, but three other sub-families, which we shall 
notice under four generic heads. 
Genus ROLLER : Coracias. — This includes several species, which subsist on fruits and insects. 
One species, the Common Roller of Europe, C. garrula, is thirteen inches long, light brown 
above and bluish-green below; the tail-feathers are a greenish-blue. It is a handsome bird, 
noisy and restless, very shy, and living in the depths of tlie forests. In Germany it is called Birh- 
haher or Birch-Jay. It breeds in the holes of trees, and sometimes in holes which it excavates 
in the banks of rivers. 
THE GREEN TODT. 
Genus TODUS : Todus. — Of this there are three or four species ; the best known is the Green 
Tody, T. viridis. It is a very common bird in some of the West Indian Islands. It is about 
the size of a wren ; all the upper parts are of a vivid grass-green color, the neck and throat red, 
the breast whitish, and the belly yellowish. It is a bold and familiar bird, paying little attention 
to the presence of man, and exhibiting great confidence when in captivity, seeking its insect prey 
