The New Neotropical Companion

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Plate 15- 20. A Blue- crowned Motmot (Momotus momota)
showing its racket- like tail. Photo by James Adams.

Plate 15- 21. A motmot will swing its tail, pendulum- like, from
side to side, as this Blue- crowned Motmot demonstrates.
Photo by James Adams.

Plate 15- 22. This is a White- throated Jacamar (Brachygalba
albogularis) after a successful sally. Photo by Sean Williams.

Plate 15- 23. The Rufous- tailed Jacamar (Galbula ruficauda) is
the most common and widespread of the jacamar species. It
is generally common in the forest understory. Photo by Kevin
Zimmer.

Plate 15- 24. The Great Jacamar (Jacamerops aureus) is the
largest jacamar species. Photo by Kevin Zimmer.

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