SOME SPECIES OF PLANTAIN EATERS, MUSOPHAG1DJZ. 
4. TURACUS MACRORHYNCHUS, Fraser. 
Habitat, East Africa?* Head, throat, upper back, breast and 
upper belly, beautiful grass green ; the vertically compressed feathers 
of the quadrant-shaped crest havo white points, edged with violet 
purple behind ; behind the eye, towards the ear-coverts, a whitish 
spot ; wing-coverts and back dark violet purple. Figured, G. R. 
Gray, Genera of Birds, pi. xcvii. 
5. TURACUS BUFFONII, Vieillot. 
Habitat, Senegambia ! Synon. Spelectos persa, Wagler. Cory- 
thaix. senegalensw , Swains. Corythaix purpureus , Lesson. 
Head and its crest, which is directed backwards, and not com- 
pressed, throat, breast, upper belly, and upper back, as well as the 
small wing-coverts, fine dark grass green. A black stripe from the 
corner of the mouth below the eye, as far as the car ; above the 
same, as far as the front orbit, a white stripe ; the carmine red of 
the greenish-black wing-feathers somewhat darker than in Turacus 
persa. Figure of the head — Swainson, Birds of Western Africa, 
vol. i. pi. 21. Of the birds — Jardine, Illustrations, pi. 122; Lc 
Vaillant, Proinerop. part iii. pi. 17 ; both indifferent. 
6. TURACUS LEUCOTIS, Ruppell. 
Habitat, Abyssinia. Forehead, eye region, throat, breast, upper 
back, upper belly and bend of wing-coverts, grass green ; the crest 
of the head, which is rounded, greenish-black ; a spot between the 
corner of the mouth and eye, and a vertical stripe on each ear- 
covert, of white ; middle of back, coverts of wings and tail, lower 
body, rump and thigh, greenish ash-grey. Figured, lllippcll, 
Ncuc Wirbelthierc, pi. 3. 
* Fraser gives the habitat as unknown. 
