Rhamphastos piscivorus, LINNÆUS; Le Toucan à gorge blanche du
Brésil, BUFFON; Der Brasilische Pfeffervogel, BECHSTEIN.
This species is twenty inches in length, of which the beak measures six;
the upper mandible is yellowish green, with the edges orange coloured
and toothed; the under mandible is of a fine blue, and the points of
both are red. The iris is light brown; the circle of the eyes greenish
yellow; the top of the head, the neck, back, belly, wings, and tail are
black; the throat, the breast, and sides yellowish white; the part about
the stomach is ornamented with a beautiful red crescent.
It is a native of Cayenne and Brazil.