. Birds. Birds. Order VII. TROGONES. The Trogons difEer from all other birds in the structure of the feet. The first and second digits are turned backwaids, and are â supplied by the fiesoor longus halluds, and the third and fourth digits are directed forward and connected with the Jleseor perforans â digitorum. The two flexor tendons are united by a vinculum (fig. 58). Palate schizognathous (Porbes, P. Z. S. 1881, p. 836).- Basi- pterygoid processes are present. Sternum with four notches on the posterior border; manubrium long, slightly forked ; coracoids in contact. Oil-gland nude. Caeca pre
. Birds. Birds. Order VII. TROGONES. The Trogons difEer from all other birds in the structure of the feet. The first and second digits are turned backwaids, and are â supplied by the fiesoor longus halluds, and the third and fourth digits are directed forward and connected with the Jleseor perforans â digitorum. The two flexor tendons are united by a vinculum (fig. 58). Palate schizognathous (Porbes, P. Z. S. 1881, p. 836).- Basi- pterygoid processes are present. Sternum with four notches on the posterior border; manubrium long, slightly forked ; coracoids in contact. Oil-gland nude. Caeca present. Spinal feather-tract well-defined from nape to oil-gland, not forked. Aftershaft of â contour-feathers large. No median wing-coverts. Ambiens muscle wanting. Plumage of the young nearly resembling that of the female. A single Fig. 57.âEight foot of Fig. 58.âDeep plantar tendons Harpaetm erythrocephdlus, \. of Trogon pueOa (Garrod, P. Z. S. 1876. p. 345). Family TROGONIDiE. Bill short, strong, wide, the tip of the culmen hooked and toothed; nostrils and base of bill covered with well-developed bristles. Peefc small, tarsi short. Tail-feathers 12; primaries 10. Plumage soft and dense; skin very thin. This family is found in the Oriental and Ethiopian regions and in Tropical America. Only one genus, which is widely distributed in the Oriental region, is found within our Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Oates, Eugene William, 1845-1911; Blandford, William Thomas, 1832-1905. London, Taylor and Francis
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