COEACID.E. 



SUB-FAMILY II. 



TODIN.E. 



The Todies 



Gen, Chaeac— Bill lengthened, much depressed, and slightly compressed 

 towards the tip, which is rounded or pointed ; the gonys long, slightly 

 ascending and rounded beneath; the nostrils lateral, with the opening ante- 

 rior and exposed; the wings short and rounded; the tail moderate, and 

 rather emarginated ; the tarsi moderate and slender ; the toes unequal, the 

 outer toe longer than the inner, and both more or less united at the base, 

 the hind toe short ; the claws small. 



Fig. 11: 



-THE GREEN TODY. 

 {Todug firidi^.) 



These birds are found in the tropical parts of 

 America, and in the West-India islands. They are 



