. A monograph of the jacamars and puff-birds, or families Galbulid and Bucconid . ards. In the male a large white patchoccupies the ear-coverts and sides of the head behind the eyes. This patch is absent in thefemale, in which these parts are of the same chestnut colour as the rest of the body. The billand feet are white, the bill being more or less stained towards the base with earthy brown, andthe claws hazel. •55 The spine at the carpal joint is strongly developed in this Jacamar, especially in themale bird. The following list gives the dimensions of the examples of this Jacamar in my own c
. A monograph of the jacamars and puff-birds, or families Galbulid and Bucconid . ards. In the male a large white patchoccupies the ear-coverts and sides of the head behind the eyes. This patch is absent in thefemale, in which these parts are of the same chestnut colour as the rest of the body. The billand feet are white, the bill being more or less stained towards the base with earthy brown, andthe claws hazel. •55 The spine at the carpal joint is strongly developed in this Jacamar, especially in themale bird. The following list gives the dimensions of the examples of this Jacamar in my own collectionand that of Messrs. Salvin and Godman:— Ko^ Sex. ilus. Patria. Long, tota, alae, caudjB, rostri. 1. d P. L. S. Vehas {Hauxwell). 8-0 3-5 2-2 2-1 2. $ P. L. S. V csijali {Bartlett). 76 32 2-4 1-9 3. d Yquitos [Whitely). 7-2 3-3 2-0 2-1 4. c? Pebas {Hauxw.). 7-7 3-5 2-2 2-1 5. 2 Ucayali [Bartl). 7-7 3-4 2-4 2-2 6. c? P. L. S. Elvira, (iJflM^w.). 7-8 3-5 2-2 2-2 The figures (Plate XVII.) are taken from Nos. 1 and 2. Sclater, Ue^ JACAMEROPS CtRANDIS,?^^9 Hantart imp. JACAMEROPS GRANDIS. THE GEEAT XVIII. Alcedo aurea, P. L. S. Muller,.Natursyst. Suppl. p. 94 (1776).Great Jacamar, Lath. Syn. i. p. 605 (1782).Galhula grandis, Gm. S. N. i. p. 458 (1788).Galbula grandis, Lath. Ind. Orn. i. p. 245 (1790).Le Jacammaciri, Aud. et Vieill. Ois. Dor. i. Jac. t. 6 (1802).Jacamarici, Levaill. Ois. de Par. ii. t. 54, p. 125 (1806).Galbula jacamaciri, Shaw, Nat. Misc. vol. xx. t. 833 (1819).Great Jacamar, Latham, Gen. Hist. iv. p. 3 (1822).Galbula grandis, Vieill. Enc. Meth. p. 1325 (1823).Jacamerojps grandis. Less. Traite dOrn. p. 234 (1831).Lamprotilaplatyryncha, Sw. Class. B. ii. p. 336 (1837).Jacamerops grandis. Gray et Mitch. Gen. B. i. p. 84 (1847).Lamproptila grandis, Cab. in Schomb. Guian. iii. p. 718 (1848).Jacamerops grandis, Gray, List of Fiss. B. M. p. 68 (1848).Jacamerops isidori, Deville, Eev.
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