57 



IIebodias, p. 88. 



Florida, p. 100. 



[p. 104. 

 Melanophoyx, 



b*. Head crested, but without orna- 

 mental plumes ; fore-neck with 

 difiintt'S'rated plumes ; an immense 



dorsal train •'). Mf.sophoyx, p. 85. 



'. Edge of mandibles not serrated, but 

 with a distinct sub-terminal notch in 

 the upper mandible, 

 c'. Bill long, but the culmen not ex- 

 ceeding the length of the middle 

 toe and claw. 

 «', No crest-plumes ; a well-de- 

 veloped dorsal train 4. 



6'. Crest-plumes long ; elongated 

 ornamental plumes on breast ; 

 dorsal plumes of adult reaching 

 far beyond the tail : young- 

 white 5. 



c^ Elongated plumes present on 

 the crest and on the breast ; 

 ornamental plumes on back not 



reaching beyond the tail G. 



d*. Bill long, the culmen exceeding the 

 length of the middle toe and claw. 

 d^. Tarsus longer than bill ; orna- 

 mental plumes varying in form 

 as detailed below, 

 a". Tarsus very long, equal to 

 twice the length of the outer 

 toe and claw ; nuchal ci'est 

 and neck-frill composed of 

 lanceolate feathers, very long, 

 like the ornamental plumes 



of the breast ; dorsal train ex- [p. 106. 

 tending far beyond the tail. . 7. Dichromanassa, 

 b^. Tarsus only moderate, not 

 twice the length of the outer 

 toe and claw. 

 07. Dorsal train composed of 

 lanceolate plumes not ex- 

 tending beyond the tail ; 

 breast-plumes lanceolate, 

 a*. A full crest, but no 

 elongated pair of nape- 

 plumes 



6*. Crest less full, with two 

 elongated drooping nape- 

 plumes 9 



b''. Dorsal train very dense, 

 reaching a little beyond 

 the tail, and consisting 

 entirely of decomposed 

 feathers ; plumage white. 

 c". No crest on the head, but 

 with drooping nape- 



fdumes ; breast with 

 anceolate white plumes. 10. Garzetta, p. 118. 

 d^. An enormous crest of 

 decomposed feathers, 

 covering the crown as 



8. NOTOPHOYX, p. 109 



[p. 114. 

 Lepterodius, 



