CORVIDiE — THE CROWS — GITMNOKITTA. 



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curved ; gonys ascending. Nostrils small, oval, entirely exposed, the bristly feathers at 

 the base of the bill being very minute. Tail short, nearly even, much shorter than the 



G. ryanocephtda. 



pointed wings, which cover three tburths of the tail. Tarsi considerably longer than the 

 middle toe. 



The species described is so far the ouly one of the genus known, and 

 possesses many interesting generic peculiarities, Avhieli will be suHiciently 



G njanorfjiintla. 



evident from a comparison of the abo\-e diagram Mith those of the other 

 genera of Corvidec. Unlike Picicorvus, there is no genus closely related to 

 this in the Old World. 



