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circle round the eyes ; tarsi and feet strong ; of a bluish-black. 
Length seven inches and a half. Inhabits Mexico. 
Genus 10.-SPARACTES— llliger. 
Generic Character. —Bill strong, thick, somewhat depressed 
at the base, and considerably dilated at the margins ; slightly 
bent and compressed, and notched at the point; without a dis¬ 
tinct nasal furrow; lower mandible strong, broad, and obtuse at 
the tip; nostrils lateral, situated at the base of the bill, within a 
furrow 7 in the corneous substance; legs robust; tarsus longer 
than the middle toe. 
Sparactes superbus. — The Superb Shrike. 
Plate XLIIL fi 3 '. 3. 
Head with an upright crest of long narrow feathers ; plumage 
black; throat scarlet, edged with yellow; abdomen yellow, 
streaked with red ; quills margined with white; bill thick and 
gray. Seven inches long. Inhabits the South Sea Islands. 
Genus 11 — OCYPTERUS. — Cuvier. 
Generic Character. —Bill somewhat depressed at the base, and 
the point notched and compressed ; upper mandible arched above, 
and slightly hooked at the point; nostrils lateral, remote from 
the base, and penetrating the horny substance, concealed by the 
nuchal bristles ; legs and toes short; wings long, the second and 
third quills of the same length, and longer than the others. 
Ocypterus leucorynchos. — The White-Bellied Ocypterus. 
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Head, neck, throat, back, wings, and tail, brownish-black, 
with a bluish changing colour; ophthalmic region black ; irides 
chestnut; bill lead-colour; breast, belly, and rump white; legs 
and feet strong, lead-coloured. Seven inches long. Inhabits 
Manilla. 
