27G 



SYNDACTYLY]. 



SUB-FAMILY IV. 



MOMOTIN.E. 



The Motmots. 



Gkn. Charac — Bill rather lonpr, straight, more or less elevated and 1)road at 

 the base, with the sides compressed to the tip, which is slightly hooked and 

 obtuse, the lateral margins more or less strongly serrated ; the gonys long 

 and slightly ascending ; the nostrils basal and lateral, with the opening 

 small and rounded; wings moderate and rounded, with the fourth, fifth, and 

 sixth quills nearly equal and longest ; tail lengthened and graduated, with 

 the two middle feathers usually longer than the others ; tarsi as long as the 

 middle toe, and covered in front with narrow transverse scales ; toes 

 unequal, the inner toe short, and slightly united, the hind toe rather short 

 and weak ; the claws moderate, much compressed, and curved. 



Fig. 114.— iHK motmot. 

 {Frionifes Momota.) 



