PTEROGLOSSUS MACULIROSTRIS, Lichtenstein. 
Spotted-bill Ara9ari. 
Specific Character. 
Mas. Pter, rostro abhreviato, cinerascente, in olivaceum ad culvnen vergente; mandibula 
superiore ad latera maculis transversis nigris irregulariter fasciata: supra saturate viridis; 
corpore infra, capite, nucha, collique lateribus aterrimis, nitidis ; genis bimaculatis, macula 
superiore sulphured, iiiferiore aurantiacd ; fascia lunatd cervicali sulphurea ; cauda olivaceo- 
viridi, rectricibus sex intermediis rufo apiculatis; tectricibus caudcx iiferioribus coccineis ; 
abdomine imo femoribusque croceo, sulphureo, viridique variegatis. 
Foem. Corpore infra, capite, nucha, collique lateribus castaneis; macularum genarum superiore 
sordide sulphured, irferiore obscure viridi-brunned. 
Male. Beak short, pale grey or whitish inclining to olive on the ciilmen; the skies of the upper 
mandible irregularly barred with large transverse patches of black; the head, nape, sides 
of the neck, throat, chest, and middle of the belly, deep shining black; on the cheeks are 
situated two tufts of feathers; the lower one, which is of a primrose yellow, forms the ear- 
coverts, and the other, which proceeds from the rictus, is orange; the beak, whole of the 
upper surface, and wings, deep sap green inclining to olive, divided from the black of the 
nape by a crescent-shaped band of primrose yellow; tail olive green, the six middle feathers 
tipped with rufous; the lower part of the abdomen has a mixture of saffron and primrose 
yellow intermingled with oil green, which prevails especially on the thighs; under tail- 
coverts scarlet; legs and feet lead colour. 
Female. Somewhat less than the male, and differing considerably in plumage, having the head, 
nape, sides of the neck, throat, and breast, chestnut instead of black; the ear-coverts of 
a less lively yellow, and the tufts of feathers proceeding from the rictus of an obscure 
greenish brown. 
Total length, 12 inches; beak, 2t; wing, 4f; tail, 5; tarsus, If, 
PAraqari Koulik du Bresil. Le VailL, Ois. de Parad., vol. 2. p. 45. t. 15. 
—-Male. Ibid., Suppl., p. 41. fig. A A. 
Pteroglossus maculatus. Jard. & Selby, Ulus, of Ornith., vol. 1. pi. 26. 
L’Araqari a bee tachete ; Pamphastos maculatus. Vieill., Gal. des Ois., tom. 2. 
I'he Spotted-bill Ara^ari may be readily distinguished from all other known speeies by the abbreviated form 
of its beak, and the distinct but irregular spots of black on the upper mandible, whence is derived its specific 
name macidirostris. As the object in employing any distinguishing term should be to point out most readily 
some prominent specific character, I have been induced to adopt the name given to this species by 
M. Lichtenstein, prior to the one {rnaculatus) assigned to it by Vieillot. 
Unlike the true Toucans, the sexes of many species of the Pteroglossi will be observed to present consider¬ 
able difference in the colour of the plumage,—a fact which is forcibly illustrated in the present bird ; the female 
possessing a rich chestnut-coloured head and breast, while the same parts in the male are deep shining black; 
this, however, is not characteristic of the whole genus, nor is it to be observed in any other species in so 
remarkable a degree. 
The scarcity of information which had been obtained respecting this species, until within these few years, 
has been the cause of considerable confusion as regards the identity of the sexes. Among other instances 
we may notice Dr. Latham, who, in his laborious work, “The General History of Birds,” has described and 
figured the female as a distinct species under the name of “ Janeiro Toucan ”: moreover, he appears to have 
a doubt whether it may not be the female of the piperiwrous species,—a bii'd differing in many of its characters. 
The P. maculirostris is supposed to be strictly confined to the Brazils, as it is from thence alone that it 
has been received. It is to be regretted that no information can be added I’especting its natural habits; in all 
probability they differ in minor details from those of the Pteroglossi of the same size, but which have beaks more 
enlarged in dimensions, though less powerful, than the short, thick, and strong bill of the present speeies. 
Inhabits the Brazils. 
