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not attenuated. Tail emarginated, and still more rounded. Bill ratlier stout, 

 and somewhat Thiush-like ; broad, mucli depressed, and with mouth deeply 

 cleft, much as in Myiadestes, but deeper and stouter in proportion. Gonys 

 about two-fifths the lower edge of lower mandible. Frontal and rictal bristles 

 well developed. Feet short; tarsus about equal to middle toe, without scu- 

 tellar division, excepting two plates at lower end, both sides of which also 

 exhibit slight indication of similar division. Lateral toes about equal, their 

 j claws reaching to base of middle claw. Basal phalanx of middle toe united 

 for a very little more than half to rather less than half the basal phalanx 

 of inner toe, and for two-thirds its length to one and a half joints of outer : 

 this phalanx a little shorter than the basal of inner toe. 



The relationship of this genus to Myiadestes is very close, and 

 seems to connect |he group with the Turdidse. The'body is fuller; 

 the basal joints of the middle toes a very little more united ; the 

 bill stouter, stronger, and deeper ; the plumage more compact, and 

 the wing lacks the peculiar pattern across the base and outer edges 

 of the quills, having instead the lighter rusty edgings at the base 

 inside, so common in the Turdidse. The outer quills lack the 

 attenuation of typical Myiadestes, but resemble almost exactly those 

 of M. unicolo7\ In fact the only tangible differences are in the 

 stouter bill, rather more united toes, more compact plumage, and 

 absence of wing pattern. 



Dr. Cabanis gives, as one of the characters of Cichlopsis, the 

 tarsi distinctly scutellate. In Dr. Sclater's specimen, however, the 

 tarsi are as much booted as in the genuine Thrushes. The basal 

 joints of the middle toe are united a very little more than in Turdidse; 

 but, on the other hand, in Myiadestes proper, these are as deeply 

 cleft as in the Thrushes. 



The young of Cichlopsis are probably spotted, as in Myiadestes, 

 judging fi'om the indications of the adult. 



Cichlopsis leucogonys. 



Cichlopsis leiicof/eni/s, Cab. Mus. Hein. 1850-1, 54 (Brazil). 



Cichlopsis leucogonys, "Cab.," Sclater, P. Z. S. 1857, 6; 1858, 542 



(rectification).— Ib. Catal. 1861, 48, no. 291. 

 Myiadestes leucotis, Bon. Consp. 1850, 336 (not of Tschddi). 

 Myiocichla ochrafa, Bon. Comp. Rend. XXXVIII, 1854, 6, and Notes 



Del. 30 (Brazil). 

 ??" Turdampelis lanioides, Less. Echo du Monde Sav. 1844, 156''(Sclater). 

 9?Turdampelis rufococci/x, Lkss. Desc. Mam. et Ois. 1847, 324 (Sclater). 

 Hab. Brazil. 



(No. 291fl, Sclater Coll.) Wing rather longer than tail, which is moderately 

 emarginated and still more graduated ; the feathers broad. First quill about 

 two-fifths the 2d, not quite one-third the longest (4th and 5th) ; 2d inter- 



