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of the Species of Chasmorhynchus. 
locality of the specimens of this bird in Herr Heine^s collection. 
That this is the correct patria of C. variegatus is again confirmed 
by the recent receipt of examples of this bird by my friend Mr. 
E. C. Taylor, from Trinidad, which, as is well known, has a 
purely Venezuelan fauna. In his interesting article upon the 
birds of Trinidad, in the f Ibis ^ for 1864, Mr. Taylor has 
recorded (p. 88) the occurrence of the Bell-bird of Cayenne 
{C. alhus) in Trinidad. It turns out, however, that he was 
mistaken as to the exact species of this group which inhabits 
the forests of that island, not having at that time obtained skins 
of the bird, and only having identified it by its reputation and 
Creole name. Two examples of the Trinidadian Bell-bird, 
recently forwarded from that island to Mr. Taylor by Mr. 
Deverish, Superintendent of Roads, having been obtained in 
the woods of the Bande de PEst, most undoubtedly belong to 
C. variegatus. We see, therefore, that each of the four known 
species of this extraordinary form occupies a different area in 
the Neotropical Region. These areas seem to correspond nearly 
to those of the four species of Jacamar allied to Galbuia viridis , 
to which I have formerly called attention*:— 
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1. Central American Isthmus.... 
2. Coast of Venezuela and) 
Trinidad .f 
3. Guiana... 
4. Coast-region of South-east) 
Brazil .1 
C. tricarunculatus. 
C. variegatus. 
C. alhus. 
C. nudicollis. 
G. melanogenia . 
G. rujicauda. 
G. viridis. 
G. rufoviridis. 
I may take this opportunity of mentioning that we have now 
a very fine male of the Brazilian Chasmorhynchus nudicollis 
living in the Zoological Society^ Gardens—-so far as I know, 
the first of this species ever introduced alive into England. 
This bird is now in full song. His notes, one of which, as is 
well known, closely resembles the sound produced by striking a 
piece of steel on a small anvil, are of the most extraordinary 
character, and such as one would scarcely believe any bird 
capable of producing. The noisy group of Parrots around him 
seem to be completely overwhelmed by the volume of sound. 
II Hanover Square, 
July 14th, 1866. 
* Jardine’s Contrib. 1852, p. 93. 
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