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h\ Wing very long, falling short of 

 tail by less than length of 

 tarsus. 

 c\ Tail moderately long, more tlian 

 two thirds the length of the 

 wing. 

 <P. Outstretched feet not reach- 

 ing to the tip of the tail . . 7. Notodela, p. 22. 

 c". Outstretched feet reaching 



to or far beyond tip of tail. 8. Bbachypteryx, p. 25. 

 d'. Tail short, a little more than 



half the length of wing .... 9. Lampbolia, p. 31. 

 h'" Tarsus of moderate length, the out- 

 stretched feet not nearly reaching 

 to the end of the tail, but falling 

 short of the latter by about as 

 much as or more than the length 

 of the tarsus. 

 c^. Ciilmen longer than the middle 

 toe and claw ; rictal bristles 

 very strong, and reaching be- 

 yond the nostrils ; first primary 



broad and rounded at the end. . 10. Trichixu.s, p. 32. 

 dK Cidmen .shorter than middle toe 

 and claw. 

 e\ Cidmen broader than high at 

 nostrils ; first primary rounded 



at end 11. Cossypha, p. 34. 



p. Culmen equal in height and 

 breadth at nostrils. 

 f^. Primaries rounded at end . . 12. Chimarrhornis,p. 47. 

 (l''\ Primaries very peculiar, the 

 long primaries pointed at 



the end 13. Thamnol.^a, p. 48 



h'' . Tarsus distinctly scutellated. 



c'" . Tail nearly square, the difference 



between the tip of the outermost 



and the tip of the longest feather 



as much as the length of the tarsus. 



e*. Toes feeble ; the tarsus double the 



length of the hind toe and claw. 14. Thamnobia, p. 58. 

 f*. Toes rather strong ; the tarsus 

 not double the length of the 



hind toe and claw 15. Alethe, p. 57. 



d'". Tail strongly graduated, the dis- 

 tance between the tip of the outer 

 and the tip of the longest feather 



as much as the tarsus IG. Copsychus, p. 60. 



d'. Wing and tail about equal in length. 

 c". Bill more slender, equal in height 

 and depth at nostrils. 

 e'" . Tai'sus moderate, not equal to twice 

 the length of the hind toe and 

 claw. 

 </■'. Tarsi scutellated. 



</''. Culmen shorter than hind toe 



and claw 17. Gervaisia, p. 66. 



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