Of the two smaller species, one (Trogon atricollis, Vieill.
There were several of the yellow-breasted trogon (T.
The most common species is the Trogon mexicanus (Fig.
The most remarkable species is the Resplendent Trogon (Fig.
Defn: A cuban trogon (Priotelus temnurus) having a serrated bill and a tail concave at the end.
A yellow-bellied trogon came quite close, and sat as trogons do, very straight and stiff like a poorly mounted bird, watching passing flycatchers and me and the glimpses of sky.
Then the pair talked together in the usual trogon fashion, and the sudden shadow of a passing vulture, drew forth discordant cat calls, as both birds swooped from sight to avoid the fancied hawk.
And now the trogon fairly fell off the branch, seizing the insect almost before the tone died away.
The natives call it the Suruqua do Ygapo, or Trogon of the flooded lands, in contradistinction to the red-breasted species, which are named Surtiquas da terra firma.
Occasionally a sulky Trogon would be seen, with its brilliant green back and rose-coloured breast, perched for an hour without moving on a low branch.
In the pleasant airy woods surrounding the sandy shores of the pool behind the town, the yellow-bellied Trogon (T.
The trogon melanurus is remarkable for the beauty of its plumage, having a glossy green back and rose-coloured breast.
The Mexican trogon is much smaller than the former, being only a foot in total length, of which the tail occupies nearly eight inches.
Now, with a whir, a trogon on the wing seizes the fruit, or some clumsy toucan makes the branches shake as he alights above our heads.
This species of trogon feeds chiefly on vegetable diet.
The resplendent trogon is a native of Mexico, and, like all its congeners, is fond of hiding its beauty in the dark glades of the rich tropical forests.
If you have luck (we did not have it), you can see in the Yucatecan woodland the wonderful Trogon resplendens, scientifically associated with the family of woodpeckers.
This Trogon in the sheen of its plumage almost rivals the beauty of the humming-birds.
Now, although the Quezal or Resplendent Trogon is such a magnificent bird, he is not so very often seen.
A place like that is called an aviary, and you may be quite sure that the beautiful Trogon or Quezal was one of the birds in King Montezuma's aviary, for it was more highly thought of than any other bird in the country.
The trogon was carefully put away, the kingfisher laid to dry, and then I could hardly contain myself till my uncle's return, well laden with ducks and a dusky bird that was evidently a half-grown turkey.
The Indians were questioned in dumb show, with the skin of the trogon for a text, and we got on more, Uncle Dick's spirits rising as it grew more plainly that the Indian fully understood about the birds we wanted.
Because we have shot the only trogon in the district, and we are wasting time here.
Saville is probably right in considering them as quetzals, though the habitat of this famous trogon is Central America and the southernmost part of Mexico.
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