. Animate creation : popular edition of "Our living world" : a natural history. Zoology; Zoology. 138 THE GREEN JACAMAR. and so graceful in the arrangement of its feathers that the spectator entirely forgets its size in admiration of its beauty. The neck of this species is lather long and mobile, enabling the bird to dart its long straight bill in every direction with great rapidity. The tail is rather curiously formed, the feathers being so graduated that the central pair extend far beyond the others, and form a kind of fork, alterable at the will of the bird. As the Jacamars bear a
. Animate creation : popular edition of "Our living world" : a natural history. Zoology; Zoology. 138 THE GREEN JACAMAR. and so graceful in the arrangement of its feathers that the spectator entirely forgets its size in admiration of its beauty. The neck of this species is lather long and mobile, enabling the bird to dart its long straight bill in every direction with great rapidity. The tail is rather curiously formed, the feathers being so graduated that the central pair extend far beyond the others, and form a kind of fork, alterable at the will of the bird. As the Jacamars bear a very close resemblance to the Idngfishers, they were formerly supposed to belong to that group of birds, and the Paradise Jacamar was termed the Fork-tailed Kingfisher. The head of the Paradise Jacamar is brown tinged' strongly with violet, and the throat, the neck, and some of the wing-coverts are pure white. The back, wings, and remainder of the body is a rich golden green, and the bUl and feet are black. The feet are feathered nearly as far as the GREEN JACAMAR.—ea^*Mto viHclls. In its habits the Paradise Jacamar is not xinlike the trogons and fly-catchers, seldom troub- ling itself to chase its prey through the air, but preferring to sit upon a bough and catch the butterflies as they pass unconsciously near the feet of their desti'oyer, and then pounce sud- denly upon them and secure them in his long bill. So persevering are they in their watchful- ness, and so strong is their attachment to the spot where they have taken up their residence, that the locality whei'e they feed can readilj^ lie discovered on account of the wings, legs, and other uneatable portions of their prey, which they twist off and throAV away before endeavoring to swallow their victim. The Paradise Jacamar is a native of Surinam. The GrKEEN Jacamak receives its popular name from the slight preponderance which green holds above the other hues in the coloiing of its plumage. Nearly all the Jacama
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