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with a sort of inquiring gaze, as if it had never seen man be¬ 
fore. The Spanish name for it is “ Sigamonte.” 
227. Crotophaga sulcirostris,Sw. Phil. Mag. 1827, p.440. 
Though the habits of this bird closely resemble those of its 
congener, C. ani, of the West India Islands, of which Mr. Gosse, 
in his f Birds of Jamaica/ gives a full description, the notes of 
the two species are quite different, and resemble each other only 
in character. It occurs commonly at Duenas, and was found in 
the vicinity of Omoa by Leyland. 
Fam. II. BHAMPHASTIDiE. 
228. Bhamphastos carinatus (Sw.) ; Gould, Mon. ed. 2, 
pi. 7. 
Along the banks of the Bio Dulce this Toucan is abundant. 
It is known to the negro sailors as the “Billy-goat/* to the 
bleating of which animal the cry of the bird has a faint resem¬ 
blance. 
229. Pteroglossus torquatus (Wagler); Gould, Mon. ed.2, 
pi. 14. 
Like the last, occurs on the Bio Dulce, but is not so numerous. 
It is found also in the Pacific coast-region, where it is not un¬ 
common in the neighbourhood of San Sebastian. 
230. Aulacorhamphus prasinus (Gould), Mon. ed.2, pl.29. 
A true inhabitant of the mountainous districts and central 
coast-region. It occurs at Calderas, also in Vera Paz, from 
which last locality Mr. Skinner has sent numerous examples. 
The Spanish name for all the Toucans is “ Cucharon.” 
Fam. III. PICID^. 
231. Dryocopus guatemalensxs (Hartl.), Bev. Zool. 1844, 
p. 214 : D. regius, Beichb. 
Extends from S. Mexico, where it was procured by Salle 
(P. Z. S. 1857, p. 226), through Guatemala to Honduras, where 
Captain Taylor obtained specimens. See P. Z. S. 1858, p. 359. 
232. Dryocopus scAPULARis(Vig.) : D. leucorhamphus, Beichb. 
Seems to have the same range as the preceding, having been 
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