THE JACAMARS--THE PUFF BIRDS--THE KINGFISHERS--Characters--THE COMMON KINGFISHER--Distribution--Its Cry--Habits--After its Prey--Its own Nest-builder--Mr. Rowley’s Note on the Subject--Nest in the British Museum--Superstitions concerning the Kingfisher--Colour--Various Species--CRESTED KINGFISHER--PIED KINGFISHER--Dr. Von Heuglin’s Account of its Habits--New World Representatives--OMNIVOROUS KINGFISHERS--THE AUSTRALIAN CINNAMON-BREASTED KINGFISHER--Macgillivray’s Account of its Habits--THE LAUGHING JACKASS of Australia--Its Discordant Laugh--The “Bushman’s Clock”--Colour--Habits--THE HORNBILLS--Character--Their Heavy Flight--Noise produced when on the Wing--Food--Extraordinary Habit of Imprisoning the Female--Native Testimony--Exception--Fed by the Male Bird--Dr. Livingstone’s Observations on the point, and Mr. Bartlett’s Remarks--Strange Gizzard Sacs--Dr. Murie’s Remarks--Mr. Wallace’s Description of the Habits of the Hornbills--Capture of a Young One in Sumatra--THE GROUND HORNBILLS--South African Species--Kaffir Superstition regarding it--Habits--Mr. Ayres’ Account of the Natal Species--How it Kills Snakes--The Call--Habits--Mr. Monteiro’s Description of the Angola Form--Turkey-like Manner--Wariness--Food--THE HOOPOES--Appearance--Distribution--THE COMMON HOOPOE--Habits--The Name--How does it produce its Note?--THE WOOD HOOPOES--Habits 343 CHAPTER X. THE BEE-EATERS--MOTMOTS--ROLLERS--TROGONS--NIGHTJARS, OR GOATSUCKERS--SWIFTS--HUMMING-BIRDS. THE BEE-EATERS--Their Brilliant Plumage--Colonel Irby’s Account of the Bird in Spain--Shot for Fashion’s sake--THE MOTMOTS--Appearance--Mr. Waterton on the Houtou--Curious Habit of Trimming its Tail--Mr. O. Salvin’s Observations on this point--Mr. Bartlett’s Evidence--THE ROLLERS--Why so called--Canon Tristram’s Account of their Habits--Colour--Other Species--THE TROGONS--Where found--Peculiar Foot--Tender Skin--Inability to Climb--Their Food--THE LONG-TAILED TROGON, OR QUESAL--Mr. Salvin’s Account of its Habits--Its Magnificent Colour--How they are Hunted--THE NIGHTJARS, OR GOATSUCKERS--Appearance--Distribution--The Guacharo, or Oil Bird--“Frog-mouths”--Mr. Gould’s Account of the Habits of the Tawny-shouldered Podargus--How it Builds its Nest--Mr. Waterton’s Vindication of the Goatsucker--What Services the Bird does really render Cattle, Goats, and Sheep--Its Cry--THE COMMON GOATSUCKER--THE SWIFTS--THE COMMON SWIFT--Migration--Their Home in the Air--When they Breed--Nest--TREE SWIFTS--The Edible-Nest Swiftlets--Mr. E. L. Layard’s Visit to the Cave of the Indian Swiftlet--THE HUMMING BIRDS--Number of Species--Distribution--Professor Newton’s Description of the Bird--Mr. Wallace on their Habits--Wilson on the North American Species 360 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.