PEOlVrEROPID.E. 



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FAMILY IL 



Promeropid.e. 



Tim Sun-hirds. 



Gv.'s. Charac— Bill more or less lengthened, slender, and curved throughout 

 its whole length ; the nostrils bare, and covered by a scale ; the wings mode- 

 rate ; the tail of variovTS lengths, even or graduated ; the toes moderate, and 

 armed with cui-ved and acute claws. 



Fig. 31.— the sun-bieb. 



Tlie birds belonging to this family are remarkable 

 for their long slender bills, wliicli are capable of 



