l'J9 



h. Tail shorter than the wing. 

 d' Tail square or only slightly rounded or 

 graduated, the two centre feathers not 

 markedly produced beyond the rest; 

 the tail rounded or wedge-shaped, the 

 feathers rarely pointed. 

 //". AVith a frill round the neck in the 

 breeding-plumage ; possessing a dis- 

 tinct winter plumage; feathering 

 of the body soft and velvety. 



a". Tail nearly square 9. Pyromklana, p. 227. 



V" . Tail distinctly rounded 8. Urobrachva, p. 224, 



h". With no frill round the neck; no 

 winter plumage. 

 c". Nasal orifice placed well in front of 

 the nasal plumes and clearly ex- 

 posed. 

 «*. Bastard primary large and nearly 

 reaching to the end of the 



primary-coverts 10. Ploceipassee, p. 244. 



¥. Bastard primary small 11. Phll^eteruS; p. 249. 



d'". Nasal orifice nearly or quite 



hidden by the nasal plumes, which 



impinge on the base of the nostrils. 



c'. Bill with two indentations near 



the base of the cutting-edge of 



the upper mandible 12. Pvrene.stfs *, p 252. 



dK Bill not toothed. 



<i\ Tail short, the outstretched 

 feet reaching to the end of 

 the tail. 

 a*. Hind toe and claw longer 

 than exposed portion of 

 culmen ; tail square. 

 a'. Bill with a deflected 

 angle at the base of the 

 cutting-edge of both man- 

 dibles 14. Quelea, p. 254. 



v. Cutting-edge of mandible 

 practically straight from 

 the base. 

 «-. Bill pointed, the upper 

 mandible about equal in 

 depth to the lower man- 

 dible 



6'. Bill curved and like 

 that of a Grosbeak, and 

 swollen near the base ; 

 the cutting-edge of the 

 upper mandible fes- 

 tooned near the base 

 and marked by an up- 

 ward gToove. 

 a". Culmen rounded. . . . lo. Spermestes, p. 261. 



39. Chloruha, p. 388 



* Here should probably be placed No. 13. Cryptospica, p. 254. 



