TROGON GIGAS, Vidii. 
Giant Trog*on. 
“ T. Supra Jiavescente-viridis, nitens ; pectore, corpore subtus albis ; rostro Jiavo ; pedibus 
Juscis” 
“ Head, throat, neck, upper surface, scapularies, rump and upper tail-coverts shining golden 
green ; chest and under surface white ; tail golden green above, whitish grey beneath ; 
centre of the wing finely rayed across with blackish green and white, the remainder of the 
wing brownish black ; bill yellow ; feet brown.” 
“ Le Grand Couroucou a ventre blanc de Java, ou le Couroucou geant, Le Vaill. Hist. Nat. des 
Couroucous, PI. 12.” 
“ Xe Couroucou geant, T. Gigas, Vieill. 2nd Edit. duNouv. Diet. dHist. Nat. tom. 8. p. 315. 
Vieill. Tab. Ency. et Meth. troisieme partie, p. 1359. 
This species, like the T. roseigaster, is so extremely rare that I have never seen an example in any of the 
numerous collections I have examined, M. Temminck informs me that he has a specimen as stated by Le 
Vaillant, but owing to the Leyden collection being at present inaccessible, he could not favour me with the 
loan of it; I have therefore thought it best to copy Le Vaillant’s figure, with a slight alteration as to position, 
and subjoin below all that he has said respecting it. 
“ This handsome Indian species is not only new, but the largest of its genus. It is 18 inches long from 
the top of the head to the extremity of the tail. Its body is twice the size of the largest American species. 
“ I have only seen three specimens of this fine species ; one in the collection of M. Carbintus at the Hague, 
a second at Rotterdam in the possession of M. Gevers, and another in the large and splendid collection of 
my friend M. Temminck at Amsterdam. This individual, from which our figure was taken, was sent along 
with many other birds from Java. I have seen a fourth specimen in the Paris Museum ; but as it was in an 
imperfect state, it has not as yet been placed in the gallery.” 
