. A monograph of the jacamars and puff-birds, or families Galbulid and Bucconid . enus Galbula, as here considered, which may bediagnosed as follows :— A. Eectricibus lateralibus cserulescenti-nigris , . _ ]. G. viridis, -p. 7. B. Rectricibus lateralibus plus minusve rufis. a. Fascia pectoris seneo-viridi, gula discolori, rectr. lat. nigro terminatis 2. G. rvfo-viridis, p. 11. rectr. v. lat. omnino rufis 3. G. ruficauda, p. 15. rectr. iv. lat. omnino rufis 4. G. melanogenia, p. 19. b. Pectore gulaque seneo-viridibus concoloribus 5. G. tombacea, p. 23. XXll c. Pectore rufo ventri concolori, gen


. A monograph of the jacamars and puff-birds, or families Galbulid and Bucconid . enus Galbula, as here considered, which may bediagnosed as follows :— A. Eectricibus lateralibus cserulescenti-nigris , . _ ]. G. viridis, -p. 7. B. Rectricibus lateralibus plus minusve rufis. a. Fascia pectoris seneo-viridi, gula discolori, rectr. lat. nigro terminatis 2. G. rvfo-viridis, p. 11. rectr. v. lat. omnino rufis 3. G. ruficauda, p. 15. rectr. iv. lat. omnino rufis 4. G. melanogenia, p. 19. b. Pectore gulaque seneo-viridibus concoloribus 5. G. tombacea, p. 23. XXll c. Pectore rufo ventri concolori, genis viridibus; macula gulari maris alM Q. G. albirostris,^. 27. genis cseruleis; macula gulari maris nulla 7. G. cyaneicollis, t^. 31. C. Rectricibus lateralibus cineraceis. minor; dorso et pectore seneo-viridibus 8. G. leucogastra, p. 33. major; dorso et pectore cupreo-purpureis 9. G. chalcothorax, p. 37. Genus III. BRACHYGALBA. Brachygalba, Bp. Consp. Vol. Zyg. p. 13 (1854) Brachycex, Cab. et Heine, Mus. Hein. iv. p. 214 (1863) . . lugubris. Fig. Brachygalba lugubris. a. BLU, from side. 6. Bill, from above, c. Wing-end, from within. cZ. Tail-end, from below. e. Left foot, from inside. Char. Gen. GalbulcB, sed cauda breviore, quadrata, rectrice externa omnino deficiente; pedes debiliores,digito primo minuto. Up to the present time five Jacamars only are known belonging to this group. They maybe recognized as follows:—A. Ptostro nigro gula fusca lugubris, p. 39. gula alb^, pileo et fascia pect. fuscis 2. B. goeringi,-p. 41. pileo et fascia pect. viridibus 3. B. salmoni, p. 43. XXIU B. Eostro albo, genis albis, gul^ concoloribus 4. B. albigularis, p. 45. genis fuscis, pileo concoloribus 5. B. melanosterna, p. 47. It may be noted that in a large series of B. luguhris recently obtained in British Guiana byMr. Whitely, the sexes (as determined by the collector) are alike, both male and female havinga conspicuous white ventral patch. It is probable


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