Genus PYROTROGON.
Pyrotrogon Bonaparte, Consp. Vog. Zyg., p. 14 (1854).
Type, Trogon ardens Temm. Philippines.
Tail long, the feathers broad and squarely truncated in adults but pointed in the young; the outer three pairs of feathers strongly graduated; wing rounded, the inner primaries and secondaries very short; tarsus half feathered; cheeks partly naked.
Key to Species.
A. Head and neck dark grey or black; abdomen crimson.
a. A white band across breast...........P. fasciatus, p. 316.
b. No white band...........P. duvauceli, p. 319.
B. Head red ; abdomen crimson ...........P. erythrocephalus, P. 318.
C. Head yellowish - olive; abdomen orange...........P. oreskios, p. 321.
D. Head brown or brownish-olive.
c. Abdomen brownish-buff...........P. fasciatus, P. 316.
d. Abdomen red or pink.
a1. Crown and back concolorous; wing over 125 mm...........P. erythrocephalus, P. 318.
b1 Crown darker than back; wing under 125 mm...........P. duvauceli, p. 320.
e. Abdomen yellow...........P. oreskios, p. 321.
