quetzals

He had admitted me to a close view of some secret treasured charms of his memory, and believing that I was not uninterested, now, of course, he would be always displaying, for the ease of his soul, supposing we had a fellowship and a bond, his fascinating quetzals and Toltecs.

London River 1915

H. 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.

Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2) A Record of Five Years' Exploration Among the Tribes of the Western Sierra Madre; In the Tierra Caliente of Tepic and Jalisco; and Among the Tarascos of Michoacan Carl Lumholtz 1886

"If the quetzals are to be found, Nat," said my uncle, "we ought to see them here."

Through Forest and Stream The Quest of the Quetzal George Manville Fenn 1870

The great forest trees would be, I felt sure, full of the screaming parrot tribe, in their uniforms of leafy green, faced with orange, blue, and crimson; while, farther up the country, there would be the splendid quetzals, all metallic golden-green and scarlet.

Through Forest and Stream The Quest of the Quetzal George Manville Fenn 1870

"So we will, Pete," I said, "when we have found the quetzals."

Through Forest and Stream The Quest of the Quetzal George Manville Fenn 1870

My sleep was disturbed that night by dreams of sea cows as big as elephants, orange-coloured birds in huge flocks, and golden-green quetzals flying round my head, with their yard-long tails spread out, and their scarlet breasts gleaming in the sunshine which flashed through my cabin window.

Through Forest and Stream The Quest of the Quetzal George Manville Fenn 1870

We stood together, leaning over the side and talking about our plans, which were to collect any new and striking birds that we could find, while specially devoting ourselves to shooting the quetzals, as they were called by the natives, the splendid trogons whose plumes were worn by the emperors of the past.

Through Forest and Stream The Quest of the Quetzal George Manville Fenn 1870

We may not find the quetzals, and we must not go back empty-handed.

Through Forest and Stream The Quest of the Quetzal George Manville Fenn 1870

He says he finds scraps worth 150 quetzals, or $20, almost every day.

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He says he finds scraps worth 150 quetzals, or $20, almost every day.

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