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Genus 12—TRICOP HORUS. — Temminck. 
Generic Character. —Bill short, strong, conical, compressed at 
the tip, and somewhat expanded at the base; upper mandible bent 
at its point, and slightly notched; base beset with long, strong 
nuchal bristles ; legs short; tarsus not so long as the middle toe, 
the external one adhering the length of the second joint; fourth, 
fifth, and sixth quills longest. 
Tricophorus barbatus — The Bearded Tricophorus. 
Plate LXVI. fig. 7. 
Green above, glossed with ash-colour; tail with a rufous 
tinge; with a tuft of long yellow feathers under the throat, 
forming a beard; under parts dusky-green ; base of upper man¬ 
dible, occiput, and upper part of the neck beset with long nu¬ 
chal bristles. Eight inches long. Inhabits Africa. 
Genus 13.—EDOLIUS. — Cu vier. 
Generic Character. —Bill robust, depressed at the base, point 
notched and compressed; upper mandible slightly arched, bent at 
the point, and a little hooked ; lower mandible straight, turned up 
at the tip; base beset with long, stiff, nuchal bristles; nostrils 
lateral, partly covered with large feathers and hairs, placed at 
the base of the bill ; legs slender and short; fourth, fifth, and 
sixth quills longest; tail forked. 
Edolius Malabaricus. — The Malabar Edolius. 
Plate XLIII. fig. 7. 
Deep black, iridescent blue on the upper parts and breast, 
where the feathers are lanceolate ; a long erect crest rises from 
the base of the bill, extending to the sinciput; exterior tail 
feathers with very long naked shafts, having spear-shaped plumes 
at their tips. Seven inches long. Inhabits India. 
Genus 14.—CEBLEPYRIS. — Temminck. 
Generic Character —Bill short, strong, and thick, base ex- 
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