. A monograph of the jacamars and puff-birds, or families Galbulid and Bucconid . in one specimen, in another carmine-red; the feet dark grey, with the edges of the scaleswhite, and the claws black. The bird was observed sitting on the topmost branches of deadtrees. Hr. v. Pelzeln refers some examples collected by Natterer on the Bio Negro also to thisspecies; but it is much more probable that they are referable to the true B. macrorhynchus,which was obtained by Natterer in the same locality. There would appear to be no external difference between the male and female of this species. The skins
. A monograph of the jacamars and puff-birds, or families Galbulid and Bucconid . in one specimen, in another carmine-red; the feet dark grey, with the edges of the scaleswhite, and the claws black. The bird was observed sitting on the topmost branches of deadtrees. Hr. v. Pelzeln refers some examples collected by Natterer on the Bio Negro also to thisspecies; but it is much more probable that they are referable to the true B. macrorhynchus,which was obtained by Natterer in the same locality. There would appear to be no external difference between the male and female of this species. The skins of this Puff-bird in my own collection and that of Messrs. Salvin and Godmanmeasure as follows:— Patria. Lmig. tota, Brazil. 8-8 Novo Fribourgo (YoMt/s). 87 Novo Fribourgo (FoMc?s). 8-6 The figure (Plate XXIII.) is taken from the specimen in my own collection.* See, for a sketch of his journey, Edinburgh Phil. Joum. i. p. 369. Ko. Sex. Mus. 1. inc. P. L. S. 2. inc. 3. inc. alae, caudffi, rostri, 4-0 3-2 1-5 4-2 3-4 1-6 4-1 3-4 1-6 Sclatei^ J-G-KeuleinaTvs }xth BUCCO PECTORALIS. Ha-nliarb imp BUCCO PECTORALIS. THE WIDE-BANDED XXIV. Buccopectoralis, Gray et Mitch. Gen. B. p. 74, pi. xxvi. (1846). Bucco pectoralis, Gray, List of Fiss. B. M. p. 47 (1848). Capito pectoralis, Bp. Consp. i. p. 146 (1850). Bucco pectoralis, Scl. Ann. N. H. ser. 2, xiii. p. 358 (1854). Bucco pectoralis, Scl. Syn. Bucc. p. 8 (1854). Tamatiapectoralis, Bp. Consp. Vol. Zyg. p. 13 (1854). Bucco pectoralis, Scl. P. Z. S. 1855, p. 196. Bucco pectoraUs, Lawr. Ann. Lye, N. Y. vii. p. 464 (1862). Bucco pectoralis, Scl. et Salv. P. Z. S. 1864, p. 363. Bucco pectoralis, Wyatt, Ibis, 1871, p. 374. Bucco pectoralis, Scl. et Salv. Nomencl. p. 105 (1873), Bucco pectoralis, Scl. et Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 536. Suprk niger, vix seneo nitens; dorsi postici et tectricum secundariorumque pogoniis angustissime albo ruar-ginatis; spatio utrinque postoculari cum torque col
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