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at their base ; apex black ; wings reaching to the middle of the 
tail; feet black. Nineteen inches long. Inhabits Norfolk 
Island. 
Genus 10.— GLAUCOPIS.— Forster. 
Generic Character. —Bill thick, robust, of medium size ; up¬ 
per mandible convex, arched, curved towards the point; it en¬ 
velopes the edges of the lower mandible, which has a fleshy wat¬ 
tle at its base; nostrils at the base of the bill; legs strong; 
tarsus longer than the middle toe ; hallux with a crooked nail. 
Glaucopis cinerea. — The Wattle Bird. 
Plate XLIII. fig-. 5. 
Dark bluish ash-coloured; tail wedge-shaped ; bill black, with 
reddish-blue wattles at its base, which change to scarlet like 
those of the turkey. Fifteen inches long. Inhabits New Zea¬ 
land. 
Genus 11. — GRACULA.— Linnaeus. 
Generic Character .—Bill middle size, strong, convex above, 
considerably compressed and narrow at the point, and notched 
in some of the species ; nostrils open, lateral, and partially hid 
by the feathers ; legs strong; tarsus the length of the middle 
toe; external toe attached at its base ; the internal one separated ; 
hallux short; third quill longest. 
Gracula religiosa .— The Sacred Mino. 
Plate XL. fig. 3. 
Iridescent black, changing in different lights to violet, blue, 
and green; with a white spot on the head, and a yellow, nar¬ 
row, occipital band; a white spot on the middle wing feathers ; 
bill red; irides hazel; legs and feet yellowish-orange; claw’s 
light brown. Ten inches and a half long. Inhabits India. 
Genus 12.—B1JPHAGA.— Linna:us. 
Generic Character. —Bill thick, obtuse, and strong, gibbous 
