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AVES. 
ORDER XI.—ALECTORIDES. 
Bill somewhat shorter than the head, or of the same length, 
strong, robust; the upper mandible convex, and frequently 
hooked at the point; tarsus long and slender ; three toes before 
and one behind; the hallux articulated a little way up the tarsus. 
Genus 1. — PSOPHIA.— Linnaeus. 
Generic Character. —Bill short, curved, much bent at the 
point; upper mandible considerably longer than the under one; 
nasal furrow broad, and extended; nostrils situated near the 
middle of the bill, wide, placed diagonally, and covered behind 
by a naked membrane; legs long and slender; the middle and 
external toe united, the internal one separated; the hallux arti¬ 
culated interiorly, and parallel with the other toes; wings short 
and concave; tail very short. 
Psophia crepitans. — The Golden-Breasted Trumpeter. 
Plate LXVIII. fig. 4. 
Black, with a gray back; breast iridescent-blue, with green 
reflections ; orbits naked, red ; feathers of the head short and 
downy; scale-shaped in front; pendulous, silky, and ferruginous, 
on the shoulders ; scapulars long, pendant. Twenty-two inches 
long. Inhabits South America. 
Genus 2.—DICHOLOPHUS .—Illiger. 
Generic Character —Bill longer than the head, thick, arcu¬ 
ated, depressed at the base, compressed at the tip, and a little 
hooked; gape wide, extending under the eyes; nostrils small, 
closed by a membrane •, legs long and slender ; toes short, thick, 
the anterior one united at the base by a membrane ; the hallux 
articulated a little way up the tarsus, and not touching the 
ground ; claws short, blunt, and strong; wings without a spine. 
Dicholophus cristatus. — The Crested Dicholophus. 
Plate LXVIII. fig-2. 
Upper part of the head and back white; neck, throat, and 
breast, pale brown ; long, with slender shafts. Inhabits Brazil. 
