TROGON ORESKIOS, 
Temm. 
Mountain Trog-on. 
Specific Character. 
Mas. 1-og. capite, gutture, pectoreque lutescentibus; dorso tectricibus caudce superioribus, 
recticibus duabus intermediis saturate rufis; alls nigris in medio transversim albo pluri- 
fascatis, remigibus extend albo jimbricatis ; rectricibus tribus extends utrinque ad basin 
nigis, ad apicem albis, duabus proximis nigris; ventre aurantiaco in medio, et ad crissum 
Jlav i; femoribus nigris. 
Foem. (apite, pectore, dorsoque sordide hrunneis, uropygio rectricibusque duabus intermediis 
minis sordidis ; alarum f asciis albis ; zentre jiavo ad latera subaurantiaco. 
Rostntmad apicem nigrum, in flavum basin versus transiens. 
Male. n he top of the head, throat, and chest greenish yellow; back, coverts of the tail, and 
two middle tail-feathers rich maroon heightened on the rump; wings black, with their 
mickles transversely rayed with strong bars of white; outer edge of the primaries white ; 
thre outer tail-feathers black at their base and white at their tips, the two next on each 
side black; breast and flanks rich orange; middle of the belly and vent yellow; thighs 
blacv; legs and feet flesh colour; bill black at the tip, gradually passing into yellow at the 
base. 
Female. Head, chest, and all the upper surface dull brown, becoming more rich on the rump 
and two middle tail-feathers ; the remainder of the tail as in the male; the transverse marks 
on ihe centre of the wings brown instead of white; whole of the under surface yellow, 
induing to orange on the flanks. 
Total ength, 10 to lOf inches; wing, 4f; tail, 6i. 
Trogoi Oreskios. Temm., PI. Col. 121. 
Nearly al that is here said respecting this species is gleaned from the “Planches Coloriees des Oiseaux” of 
M. Temninck, who states that science is indebted to the research of MM. Diard and Reinwardt for the first 
knowledg: of its existence. It appears to have been unknown to Sir Stamford Raffles and Dr. Horsfield, as 
it is not (numerated in their Catalogue of the Birds of Java, a country in which, and probably Sumatra, says 
M. Temninck, it is to be found. According to M. Kuhl, it subsists on insects, and inhabits woods and 
mountaini. 
As far as my own experience goes, I have never seen it in collections from the countries above mentioned, 
while on ihe other hand I possess several individuals from Rangoon, where it appeal’s to be a species of 
common occurrence. It may he readily distinguished from all the other members of its family by the chaste 
and less ,audy style of colouring which its plumage exhibits. 
Habits, Java. 
The Pate represents an adult male and female. 
