. Illustrations of ornithology . MUSOPHAGA VARIEGATA, Plantain-eater. PLATE XXV. M. supra grisea, brunneo maculata, subtus alba nigrescente-castanea striata, ca-pite crista occipitali. Musophaga variegata, Vieill. Gal. des Ois. PL 48. Le Musophage varie, 2de. edit, du Nouv. Diet. dHist. Nat. tome xxii. p. 92. J_ his elegant Musophaga has long been known in our museums, but hashitherto remained undescribed by British naturalists: it, however, fell un-der the observation of the continental ornithologists, and we find it de-scribed by Vieillot in his Gallerie des Oiseaux, unde
. Illustrations of ornithology . MUSOPHAGA VARIEGATA, Plantain-eater. PLATE XXV. M. supra grisea, brunneo maculata, subtus alba nigrescente-castanea striata, ca-pite crista occipitali. Musophaga variegata, Vieill. Gal. des Ois. PL 48. Le Musophage varie, 2de. edit, du Nouv. Diet. dHist. Nat. tome xxii. p. 92. J_ his elegant Musophaga has long been known in our museums, but hashitherto remained undescribed by British naturalists: it, however, fell un-der the observation of the continental ornithologists, and we find it de-scribed by Vieillot in his Gallerie des Oiseaux, under the title of Muso-phaga variegata. In the general contour of its form, it greatly resemblesthe type of the genus M. violacea, but differs from it in wanting altogetherthat extension of the base of the upper mandible which extends consi-derably over the forehead, and which has been considered as constitutinga generic character. With the views of the Baron Cuvier and Mr Vi-gors, regarding the station which this and the nearly al
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