CERTHIAD.^. 



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SUB-FAMILY \II. 



Menurin.e.' 



The Wr. 



Gejt. Chaeac— Bill more or less long and slender, with the c\ilmen usually 

 slightly curved, and the sides compressed to tbe tip, which is scarcely emar- 

 ginated; the nostrils lateral, with the opening protected by a horny scale or 

 membrane; the wings more or less short and rounded ; the tail of various 

 lengths, but generally rounded ; the tarsi more or less long and slender ; the 

 toes generally long, with the outer toe longer than the inner, and slightly 

 united at the base, the hind toe long and strong ; the claws long, and more 

 or less curved. 



Fig. 51.— the ltee-biru. 



{Meniini sHperha,) 



hi)}!], mene, the crescent moon; ovpa, oitra, a tail ; tlie Lyre-bird. 



