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with a sort ot inquiring gaze, as if it had never seen man be¬ 
fore. The Spanish name for it is cc 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 c 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. IT. BHAMPHASTID^E. 
228. Rhamphastos carinatus (Sw.) ; Gould, Mon. ed. 2, 
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Along the banks of the Rio 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 lias a faint resem¬ 
blance. 
229. Pteroglossus torquatus (Wagler); Gould, Mon. ed.2, 
pi. 14. 
Like the last, occurs on the Rio 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 cential 
coast-region. It occurs at Calderas, also in A'era Paz, from 
which last locality Mr. Skinner has sent numerous^examples. 
The Spanish name for all the Toucans is “ Cucharon.” 
Fam. III. PICIDJE. 
231. Dryocopus guatemalensis (Hartl.), Rev. Zool. 1844, 
p. 214 : D. regius , Reichb. 
Extends from S. Mexico, where it was procured by Salle 
(P Z S 1857, p. 226), through Guatemala to Honduras, where 
Captain Tayto obtained specimen,. See P. Z. S. 1858, p. 359. 
232. Dryocopus scapularis (Vig.): D.leucorhamphus, Reichb. 
Seems to have the same range as the preceding, having been 
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