. Illustrations of ornithology . C^ a? ■ \/ei /■/{/</ ce /■/ sY/s/^j < GALBULA CEYCOIDES, Jacamar. PLATE XXII. G. supra viridi-atra, pectore abdomineque medio albis, capite gulaque nigro-brunneis, ochraceo-lineatis; pedibus tridactylis. Galbula ce}rcoides, Dr. Such, Zool. Journ. No. v. p. 112. J_ his curious species, one of the late acquisitions from Brazil, occupies astation in the long chain of affinities by which birds, as well as other or-ganised creatures, are gradually though inseparably connected, which setsat rest that variety of opinion regarding the p
. Illustrations of ornithology . C^ a? ■ \/ei /■/{/</ ce /■/ sY/s/^j < GALBULA CEYCOIDES, Jacamar. PLATE XXII. G. supra viridi-atra, pectore abdomineque medio albis, capite gulaque nigro-brunneis, ochraceo-lineatis; pedibus tridactylis. Galbula ce}rcoides, Dr. Such, Zool. Journ. No. v. p. 112. J_ his curious species, one of the late acquisitions from Brazil, occupies astation in the long chain of affinities by which birds, as well as other or-ganised creatures, are gradually though inseparably connected, which setsat rest that variety of opinion regarding the proper station of the Jacaraarsin our systems, Among the true scansorial birds, the feet are generallyremarkable for their strength, and are adopted for that leading characterof the group indicated by the title applied to them. The genus Galbulawas placed by several of the older ornithologists in the natural division ofthe Scansores, to which it was allied only, by having the toes placed twobefore and two behind: in other respects, the l
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