. A general synopsis of birds . uits of all kinds, and bread, and even flefh and fifh, with-out diftinclion; but it was obferved that whatever they took wasfwallowed whole f, firft taking it in the bill, then giving it a tofsupward, and immediately catching it again, gulped it down,without even the flighteft compreflion. I do not hear of any ofthe fpecies being ufed for food, as their flefh is faid to be ill-fla-voured. The word Toucan, fome think, takes its rife from the cir-cumftance of the tongue being feathered, Toucan, in the Brajilianlanguage, fignifying a featherJ ; others, from the cry
. A general synopsis of birds . uits of all kinds, and bread, and even flefh and fifh, with-out diftinclion; but it was obferved that whatever they took wasfwallowed whole f, firft taking it in the bill, then giving it a tofsupward, and immediately catching it again, gulped it down,without even the flighteft compreflion. I do not hear of any ofthe fpecies being ufed for food, as their flefh is faid to be ill-fla-voured. The word Toucan, fome think, takes its rife from the cir-cumftance of the tongue being feathered, Toucan, in the Brajilianlanguage, fignifying a featherJ ; others, from the cry of this bird,which has been thought like the word Toucaraca |j. * I much doubt their ability of defending themfelves from the attacks ofMon-kies, mentioned by Albin, viz. that they fo fettle in the nefl as to put the billout at the hole, and give the Monkies fuch an unwelcome reception, that theyprefently withdraw, and glad they efcape fo. Albin, vol. ii. p. 24. f , p. in. % Id. p. 110. j| Pernettj Voy. p. 18c *Jne r 7ri V X O U G A N, 325 LeToco, Buf. oif. vii. p 117. Toucaade Cayenne, apelle Toco, PL enl. 82. 1. THE TOCO. Pl. ix. npHE length of this bird is nine or ten inches from the head to Description, the end of the tail. The bill is feven inches and a half long :the bafe of both mandibles black: the reft of the lower man-dible reddilh yellow quite to the end: the upper mandible isreddifh yellow for two-thirds of its length, and from this to theend black : the head, upper part of the neck, back, rump, wings,the whole of the tail, the breaft, and belly, are deep black: theupper tail coverts are white, the under of a fine red: the throatand fore part of the neck are white, with a little mixture of yel-low : between this and the black on the breaft is a fmall circleof red : the wings are fhort, not reaching to one-third of the tail :the legs and claws are black. Inhabits Cayenne, : Place. Ramphaftos dicolorus, Lin. Sjfl. i. p. 152. p. 7. v * w Le Toucan a
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