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[)i;N'ri!;(»sTi;F. 



SVn-FAMILY y 



Pvcnonotin.eJ 



The Jlnlhnh. 



Gkn. Chahac —Bill usually short, with the culmen curved, and the sides com- 

 pressed to the tip, which is emarfjinated ; the gape furnished with more or 

 less lengthened bristles ; the nostrils basal, and placed in a short membranous 

 groove ; the wings moderate and rounded ; the tail long, broad, and gene- 

 rally rounded at the end ; the tarsi as long as, or shorter than, the middle 

 toe, and generally covered by an entire scale ; the toes moderate, the outer 

 toe sometimes longer than the inner, and united at the base, the hind toe long 



Fig. tj(3. — THE YELLOW PYCNOXOTtS. 



{Pi/f»o)iotitxJl(iviihi ) 



These birds are found in the southern parts of 

 Europe ; also in Africa, Asia, and the Indian Archi- 

 pelago. They frequent trees in the open country, in 

 pairs or in small parties, and are usually seen hopping 

 from branch to branch in search of fruits, berries, 

 and insects ; they sometimes commit great depreda- 



■'• TTVKvor, pycnos, hmad ; vCoroc, notos, the hacl; ; Broad-backed. 



