STL'RNXD^. 25 



hK "SMiole of the sides of the face 



and throat bare 24. Charitohnis, p. 153. 



/". Bastard-primary more developed, 

 reaching beyond the primary- 

 coverts. 

 I''. Outstretched feet not reaching to 

 end of tail, which far exceeds 

 them. 

 i'. Tail very strongly graduated, 

 the difference between the outer 

 and middle feathers greater than 

 length of tarsus. 

 <fi. Taiisus ffir exceeding length of 

 culmen and also "length of 

 middle toe and claw. 

 e^. Tail decidedly longer than 

 wing; no shoulder-patch, 

 e^. Centre tail-featliers broad 

 to the ends ; first long 

 primary quite half the 



length of second 25. LajiphotorniSjP. 154. 



f\ Centre tail-feathers nar- 

 romng towards the ends ; 

 first primary scarcely 

 more than olie third the 



length of second 27. Cosmopsarus, p. 159. 



/^ Winof longer than tail ; a 

 distinct shoulder-patch of 



coppery bronze 26. ChalcojPsah, p. 158. 



f\ Tarsus not exceeding length 

 of middle toe and claw, and 

 about equal to culmen. 

 ff^. Tail not exceeding wing in 

 length, both being about 

 equal ; bill higher than 

 broad at nostrils. 

 ff^. Outer aspect of seconda- 

 ries ordinary 28. Amydrus, p. 161. 



h''. Outer aspect of seconda- 

 ries hair-like, the webs 

 of the feathers loose and 



dissociated 29. Onycognathus, 



h'^. Tail longer than wing ; bill [p. 165. 

 very slender and higher 

 than broad at base of nos- 

 trils 30. CinNamopterus, 



kK Tail squai-e or only slightly gra- [p. 166. 



duated, the centre feathers not 

 perceptibly attenuated ; dif- 

 ference between outer and inner 

 tail-feathers not so much as 

 length of tarsus. 

 y^. Nostrils entirely hidden by 



bristly feathers". 31. Rlohhinus, p. 167. 



h^. Nostrils exposed. 



t®. Tarsus and culmen about 

 equal ; nostrils much ex- 

 posed, the entire nasal 

 membrane bare, the fea- 



