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Webster 1913 Edition


Quesal

Que-sal′

,
Noun.
(Zool.)
The long-tailed, or resplendent, trogon (
Pharomachus mocinno
, formerly
Trogon resplendens
), native of Southern Mexico and Central America. Called also
quetzal
, and
golden trogon
.
☞ The male is remarkable for the brilliant metallic green and gold colors of his plumage, and for his extremely long plumes, which often exceed three feet in length.