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ral, round, at the base of the bill, hidden by feathers; legs 
strong, short; tarsus longer than the middle toe, which is at¬ 
tached to the exterior one the length of the first phalange ; pos- 
rior claw strong, curved; the fourth and fifth quill longest. 
Ptilonorynchus nuchalis. —The Ruffed Ptilonorynchus. 
Plate XXXVIII. fig. 6. 
Head and upper parts of the body and wings grayish brown, 
those on the head having a satiny lustre; nape of the neck 
with a pink or purplish red band, surrounded by a ruff of 
shining plumes, with their tips round and turning inwards ; 
lower parts of the body yellowish-gray, tinged with brown ; 
legs brownish-black. Length seventeen inches. Inhabits New 
Holland. 
Genus 15.—COR A CIA S.— Linnaeus. 
Generic Character _Bill straight, compressed, deeper than 
broad ; the upper mandible bent near its tip ; nostrils lateral 
and linear; legs short and strong; three toes before and one 
behind, entirely free ; wings long, the second quill feather longer 
than the first. 
Coracias garula .— The Garrulous Roller. 
Plate XL. fig. 4. 
Bill black, with bristles at its base; head, neck, breast, and 
belly, light glossy green; back and scapulars reddish-brown; 
greater wing-coverts pale green; minores and points of the 
wings of a rich deep blue; quills dusky, inclining to black, 
mixed with deep blue; tail coverts and tail dusky green and pale 
blue, tipped with black; legs short, dull yellow. Thirteen 
inches long. Inhabits Europe. 
Genus 16.—COLARIS.— Cuvier. 
Generic Character .—Bill strong, short, depressed, dilated on 
the sides, greatly broader than deep, ridge rounded, tip bent, 
sometimes with a notch; under mandible somewhat concealed 
