518 MANUAL OF PHILIPPINE BIRDS. 
Subfamilies. 
a‘, Male and female similar in colors; plumage, especially of back and rump, lax 
and decomposed; tarsus stoutes it freee oer 8 ok RIS) So Timeliine (p. 518) 
a’, Male and female very unlike in colors; plumage not noticeably decomposed ; 
tarsus) more slender oes Pte eta eee ee Brachypterygine (p. 538) 
Subfamily TIMELIIN 4. 
Tarsus rather stout; plumage of back, rump, and flanks lax and 
decomposed, the feathers of the back often lengthened and overhanging 
the rump and tail-coverts. 
Genera. 
a. Tail much longer than wing; rectrices pointed, their shafts stiff, and their 
WEDS “GECOMIP OSC poe eae scares enc Pacwee nee seater Pseudotharrhaleus (p. 518) 
a’. Tail shorter than wing; rectrices usually not pointed, their shafts not very 
stiff, and their webs not decomposed. 
bt. Tail very short, only one-half to two-thirds as long as wing; tarsus long, 
the outstretched feet reaching beyond the end of tail. 
c'. Tail but little longer than tarsus; wing twice the tarsus. 
Anuropsis {p. 525) 
. Tail equal to tarsus and middle toe w anoee claw; wing one and one-half 
[DD AUTeISH C1 AKss SUPT SWB ES) sateen ee, Reka toe rep more hee aes pece eee sce Ptilocichla (p. 522) 
b?. Tail not very short, more than three-fourths as long as wing; outstretched 
feet not reaching end of tail. 
c’, Bill very much deeper and stronger, the tip decidedly hooked; rictal 
bristles well developed, longer than bill from nostril.. Turdinus (p. 521) 
c*. Bill more slender, the tip but slightly hooked; rictal bristles shorter. 
da‘. A tuft of lengthened feathers above each eye...... Dasycrotapha (p. 526) 
d*. No lengthened feathers above eye; plumage soft and more or less de- 
composed. 
e'. Feathers of back not greatly lengthened; nostril with an overhanging 
Membrane joie esos eee ee es a ee Zosterornis (p. 527) 
e*. Feathers of back greatly lengthened, decomposed, and overhanging 
the tail-coverts; nostril opening without an overhanging membrane. 
f' Long feathers of back without greatly stiffened shafts. 
Mixornis* (p. 533) 
f?. Long feathers of the back with shafts conspicuously stiffened. 
Macronous (p. 534) 
Genus PSEUDOTHARRHALEUS Grant, 1895. 
Bill slender, rictal bristles short and weak; wing very short, rounded, 
and curved to the body; fifth to eighth primaries nearly equal and 
longest ; tarsus and feet strong; tarsus one and one-half times the culmen 
from base; hind toe with claw about equal to culmen; tail long; rectrices 
graduated, pointed, and with stiff shafts and decomposed webs. 
* Leonardina (p. 537) probably belongs near Mixornis and Macronous; I have 
not seen it. 
