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■with soft scale-like 



plumes on the crown of [p. 413. 



head and throat 61. Piezorhynchus, 



k''. Plumage of head ordinary 62. JNIonarcha, p. 429. 

 Second primary longer than the 

 secondaries ; wing short. 

 '". Nostrils rounded and exposed, not 

 overhung by a membrane or con- 

 cealed by bristles. 

 r*. Bill very broad and powerful, 

 when measured at base of fore- 

 head equal to the hind toe with- 

 out claw ; wing pointed, the 

 distance between the tips of 

 primaries and the tips of secon- 

 daries gTeatev than the length 



of the tarsus 63. Peltops, p. 4-33. 



fi*. Bill rather narrow ; when mea- 

 sured at base of forehead much 

 less than hind toe without claw; 

 wing rather rounded, the dis- 

 tance betw"een the tips of pri- 

 maries and the tips of secon- 

 daries less than length of tarsus 64. Pomaeea, p. 434. 

 c'". Nostrils obscured by bristles and 

 overhanging frontal plumes, so 

 that the nasal openings are not 

 visible and are sometimes shut in 

 by a membrane. 

 t*. Bill much narrower ; when mea- 

 sured across the base of the 

 forehead much less than the 

 hind toe without claw, 

 g'. Wing pointed and long, but 

 not reaching as near the tip 

 of the tail as the length of 

 the tarsus. 

 f. Bill rather long, the culmen 

 not equal to twice the 

 width of the bill at gape ; 



bristles numerous 65. Stopaeola, p. 435. 



u^. Bill much longer, the cul- 

 men twice as long as it is 

 broad at gape. 

 r. Hind claw moderate and 

 curved, but not nearly 

 as long as the hind toe.. 66. Siphia, p. 441. 

 7n''. Hind claw very long and 

 strongly curved, about 

 equal in length to the 



hind toe itself 67. Digenea, p. 468. 



r'. Wings very short ; bill stout, 

 the culmen not as long as the 

 middle toe and claw ; dis- 

 tance between wings and 

 tail greater than twice the 



