. Animals in menageries. OF NEW OB LITTLE KNOWN BIRDS. 301 62. ScAPHiDURA Bill l^% inchfrom the deepblack, glossedwith lilac pur-ple on the headand body. Inhabits Bra-zil, {fig. 53. a)Total length14 inches; billfrom the gapeI^; wings 7 ;tail, beyond, 2i; base 6; tarsus If^; middle toe and claw thesame. 63, ScAPHiDURA crassirostra. Bill little more than one inch from the deep glossy blacky without any other tint. (fig- 53. h) Inhabits Brazil. Mus. Nost. Total length 11^; bill, from the gape ly^; wings 5\; tail,beyond, li; base 4^; tarsus l-j|; middle toe and
. Animals in menageries. OF NEW OB LITTLE KNOWN BIRDS. 301 62. ScAPHiDURA Bill l^% inchfrom the deepblack, glossedwith lilac pur-ple on the headand body. Inhabits Bra-zil, {fig. 53. a)Total length14 inches; billfrom the gapeI^; wings 7 ;tail, beyond, 2i; base 6; tarsus If^; middle toe and claw thesame. 63, ScAPHiDURA crassirostra. Bill little more than one inch from the deep glossy blacky without any other tint. (fig- 53. h) Inhabits Brazil. Mus. Nost. Total length 11^; bill, from the gape ly^; wings 5\; tail,beyond, li; base 4^; tarsus l-j|; middle toe and claw thicker and shorter than in the last. The black of theplumage has a tinge of blue, but there are no positive reflec-tions : the casque is broader, but does not extend so far backon the forehead. 64. ScoLEcoPHAGUS seviceus. Bill thick, short. Plumage black, richly glossed withpurple. Tail even: wings more than 4>^ inches sericeus, Lich. Berlin Cat. Inhabits Brazil. Mus. Nost. General appearance of an AiiUaius, but the culmen is notflattened, and t
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