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VERTEBRATA. 



Capitonidce (Barbels). Alcedinidce. 



Hirundinidce. 



Pogonorhynchus = 



Laimodon. 

 Megalaema. 

 Capito. 



Coraciida. 

 Eurylasmus. 

 Corydon. 

 Eurystomus. 

 Coracias (Boiler). 

 Colaris. 



Bucerotidfs (Horn- 

 bills). 

 Bucorax. 

 Buceros. 

 Euryceros. 



Upupid(S. 

 Upupa (Hoopoe). 

 Irrisor = Promerops. 



Ceyx. 

 Syma. 

 Halcv 



alcyon. 

 Tanysiptera. 



Alcedo (Kingfisher). Hirundo (Swallow). 

 Dacelo. Atticora. 



Progne. 



Cotyle (Sand-Martin). 

 Cheiidon (House- 

 Martin). 



Nyctiornis. 

 Merops (Bee-eater). 



Jacamerops = Lam- 



protila. 

 Galbula. 



Todida. 



Todus. 



Cypselidce. 



Chgetura. 

 PrionUidfS. Collocalia. 

 Prionites = Momotus. Cypselus (Swift). 



Trogonidce. 

 Hapaloderma. 

 Priotelus. 

 Harpactes. 

 Calurus. 

 Trogon. 



Caprimulgidce. 

 Antrostomus. 

 Steatornis. 

 Chordeiles. 

 ^Egotheles. 

 Caprimulgus (Goat- 

 sucker). 

 Podargus. 

 Nyctibius. 

 Batrachostomus. 



Trochilidce (Hum- 

 ming-birds). 

 Kamphodon. 

 Phaethornis. 

 Campylopterus. 

 Petasophora. 

 Thalurania. 

 Sparganura = 



Cometes. 

 Heliothrix. 

 Lophornis. 

 Glauds. 

 Selasphorus. 

 Trochilus. 

 Amazilis. 

 Docimastes. 

 Patagona. 



Order III. SCANSOEES. 



ZYGODACTYLI. AMPHIBOLI. ERUCIVORES. COCCYGES. PICARLB. 

 COCCYGOMORPH^:. 



Bill various, but never arched from the base ; no cere. Tongue 

 not extensile. Tarsi with broad scutes. First and fourth toes 

 turned backwards. 



The bill varies more in size than in shape, being very small 

 comparatively in the cuckoos, and nearly as large as the bird it- 



