TROGONIDiE. 
India 
and jun^g -^bipelago are the countries of these birds ; which reside in the densest portions of the thick forests 
thei r should are usua % noticed seated quietly on the branches of a lofty tree, with their heads sunk into 
insect and U ^ er * n S a monotonous melancholy note, frequently repeated ; occasionally darting off to seize an 
from tr n t!lCn return mg to the same perch, or more generally alighting at a new position, and thus wandering about 
. . ree to tree t>_.i . n ..... .. ...... m . i i .... i 
tvin 
_g g ^ Gce ’ Hr. Packman informs me that he believes these birds bite off and reject hard portions, such as legs, 
°perutio n '* ^ Swa ^ ow on ly the soft parts, such as the abdomen ; the formation of the beak seems well adapted for this 
]. jj 
Monog,.. (Gould), Swains. Proc.Z.S. 1834. 26., Gould, 
2. jj °g- Pi- 31- 
G °uld, Mono hr ° Cepha/US ( Gould ), Swains. Proc. Z. S. 1834. 25., 
3* S. Hr f * ^ 10 ^’ — ■ Trogon fasciatus Penn . ? 
L 11. T e J SOni G ° uld > M °nogr. Trog. pi. 34. 
Tr °goi, f a§ . (Gould), Swains. Monogr. Trog. pi. 29 
5 - Id. m l US J emm - PL coL 321. ; T. Kondea Raffl. ? 
Iist - Nat. (C ' Vici,L ) N - Di ct. Hist. Nat. viii. 313., Le Vaill. 
SUln ba Itujji ? • m d Tmgon cinnamomeus Temm. ; T. Kas- 
Il0 8r- Trog pl l T ‘ Duva «celii Temm. PI. col. 291., Gould, Mo- 
T 6< «• XHarJVJ' var ' ? LatK ? 
r °S* pl. 3 q ' Swains. Pl. col. 541., Gould, Monogr. 
7. H. ardens (Temm.) Gould, Pl. col. 404., Gould, Monogr. 
Trog. pl. 35. 
8. H. oreskios (Temm.) Gould, Pl. col. 181., Gould, Monogr. 
Trog. pl. 36. 
9. H. Reinwardtii (Temm.) Pl. col. 124. — Apaloderma Rein- 
wardtii Swains. Gould, Monogr. Trog. pl. 27- 
10. H . gigas (Vieill.) N. Diet. Hist. Nat. viii. 315., Le Vaill. 
Hist. Nat. Cour. t. 12. — Trogon Temminckii Cuv. ; Apaloderma 
gigas Gould, Monogr. Trog. pl. 28. 
11. H. ? indicus (Lath.). 
Calurus Swains .* 
The Bill f r • 
the y 0 tus division differs from the others by the lateral margins being smooth and curved to 
coy^ * s erj iarginated. Wings with the coverts prolonged and curved. Tail with the upper 
^atherg^ Prolonged, concealing the tail, which is moderate, even in the middle, and has the lateral 
aqt 0r j 0 '- la< Tiated. Tarsi short, and partly covered with plumes. Toes long, strong, and the two 
es united at the base. 
^-*h 
birds that compose this division are found only in the hottest parts of South America. It 
Shest brau^ Crests, on the margins of the great rivers or near torrents, that they may be observed on the 
t' r efer ^. CS Ihe loftiest trees, searching for the fruits and berries on which they chiefly live. Some seem to 
a °Uiing U1|f i 8 <d cer tain palm trees, and are said to cling to the branches in the manner of parrots. During the 
1. r 
Pl c res P le ndens ( 
d 72., Oq u i ( j „ G ° U ^ d T Swains. — Trogon pavoninus Temm. 
O A jJcM.111 LlCItiS, clUU clIC SHilU LO CIIIIIT IU LLLtJ UidllC/UeO 111 L11C/ ui 
Gening, they utter a monotonous cry, repeating their vernacular name, Couroucou. 
v *au Us '/***dhu 
Spix, Av. Bras. t. 35., Gould, 
nUS °ould. ^ G ° Uld> Monogr. Trog. pl. 22. _ Trogon 
peru- 
4. C. fulgidus Gould, Monogr. Trog. pl. 24. 
5. C. neoxenus Gould, Monogr. Trog. pl. 25. 
6. C. auriceps Gould, Ann. N. H.ix. 238. 
7. C. antisianus D’Orb. Mag. de Zool. 1837* Ois. t. 85. 
* Mr. Swainson established this subgenus (Class, of Birds, ii. 337*) in 1337* 
Aprii > 1845. 
