92 Mr. Leadbeater ofi some new Species of Birds 



variegata. Kectrices quatuor mediae brunneee, caeterae albae 

 apice brunneo. Rostrum nigrum, mandibula inferiore albes- 

 cente. Pedes nigri. 

 Longitudo corporis, 7-ro ; o/ce a" carpo ad remigem tertiam 4^ ; 

 Cauda 2-^ ; rostri ad pontem -|-, ad rictum 7tV > ^«''s« to- 



Fam. Rampiiastidje. Vigors. 

 Gen. MoMOTus. Lath. 



8. Platyrhynchus. M. Jlavescenti-viridis, capite cotlo pec- 



toreque rufo-castaneis ; strigd per oculos, notisque thoracicis 

 nigris ; rostro latissimo. 



Rostrum pedesque nigri. Remiges pogonio externo viridi, in- 

 terne rhachibusque fuscis. Tectrices inferiores virides. Rec- 

 tinces supra virides, rhachibus apiceque atris ; subtiis fuscae. 



Longitudo corporis ab apice rostri ad apicem caudae, 14f unc. ; 

 rostri ad frontem If, ad rictum 2 ; ala a carpo ad apicem 

 remigis quartae 5\ ; caudcB 8^ ; tarsi f . 



The distinguishing character of this bird is its bill, which is 

 flat and broad, unlike the compressed bill of the other three 

 species. The black stria on the side of the head extends from 

 the rictus of the bill through the eyes, and covers the ears ; those 

 on the throat are formed by detached black feathers, not exceed- 

 ing in this specimen seven in number. The webs of the central 

 tail-feathers are bare for about an inch near the apex, as is usual 

 in this genus. 



This bird was found in Brazil. 



Ord. Grallatores. Illiger. 



Fam. Charadriad^. Leach. 



Gen. CuRSORius. Latham. 



9. Grallator. C. ochraceus, capite dorsoque nigro brunneo- 



que 



