. A general history of birds . oo, that the edges of the bill are differently irregular,but by no means serrated as in the Toucan Genus.—There appear tobe but two species of the Motmot, and even the second may, by some,be esteemed only as a Variety. BRASILIAN MOTMOT—Pl. XXXI. Momotus Brasiliensis, Ind. Orn. i. 110. Ramphastos Momota, Lin. i. 152. 357. Bor. Nat. ii. p. 98. Momotus, Bris. iv. 465. t. 35. 3. Id. Svo. ii. 175. Prionites Motmot, Tern. Man. Ed. 2d. p. 1. Momot, Rail, p. 164. Will. p. 298. Id. Engl. 386. Ispidse seu Meropi affinis, Guira Guainumbi, Raii. p. 49. Will. 103. t
. A general history of birds . oo, that the edges of the bill are differently irregular,but by no means serrated as in the Toucan Genus.—There appear tobe but two species of the Motmot, and even the second may, by some,be esteemed only as a Variety. BRASILIAN MOTMOT—Pl. XXXI. Momotus Brasiliensis, Ind. Orn. i. 110. Ramphastos Momota, Lin. i. 152. 357. Bor. Nat. ii. p. 98. Momotus, Bris. iv. 465. t. 35. 3. Id. Svo. ii. 175. Prionites Motmot, Tern. Man. Ed. 2d. p. 1. Momot, Rail, p. 164. Will. p. 298. Id. Engl. 386. Ispidse seu Meropi affinis, Guira Guainumbi, Raii. p. 49. Will. 103. t. 24. Id. Engl. p. 148. pl. Houtou, ou Motmot, Buf. vi. 430. t. 20. Pl. ml. saw-billed Roller, Edw. pl. Motmot, Gen. Syn. i. 338. pl. x. Shaws Zool. viii. p. 42. pl. 3. Nat. Misc. pl. 861. THIS bird is nearly the size of a Magpie, and eighteen inches * This may be properly called indented, as it will be found different from any of theToucans, the edges of whose bills are serrated. PI. XXXI. - //,>;f/ur/i <■ //s//////. MOTMOT. 2,97 in length. Tlie bill one inch and three quarters long, with indenta-tions on the edges to the number of twelve or thirteen; above it isdusky, at the base flesh-coloured, and furnished with a few bristles :irides yellow ; tongue long, feathered on the sides as in the ToucanGenus : the feathers on the upper part and sides of the bill are black,passing through the eyes and below them, ending in a point; middleof the crown black; between that and the bill blue green ; hind headblue; so that the crown appears to be surrounded with blue; belowthis the colour is chestnut; neck behind, back, scapulars, and rumpgreen ; quills bluish, with the ends dusky; under part of the bodygreenish buff-colour; on the breast three or four narrow black feathers,forming a spot; tail ten inches and a half long, and cuneiform, thefeathers, twelve in number, the two middle ones three inches and ahalf longer than the next,* and
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