1826.] Spix, Avium Braziliensntm Species Novcs 2^7 



five species of Bucco ; the whole of them properly belong to the 

 genus Capilo of Temminck, as that author has restricted the 

 former genus to those species which are only found in the Old 

 "World. A bird very nearly allied to the latter genus is described 

 under the name of Cyphos Macrodactylus, and this family, a 

 new genus, is also established under the often-used name of 



INIacropus. Cuculinus, tarsis elevatis; cauda elongata, 

 dependente, gradata, inaequali ; alls breviusculis, rostro trigone 

 peracuto edentato; naribus lateralibus oblongis, collo nonabbre- 

 viato; digitis fissis. 



Two species are described as belonging to this genus, the 

 name of which must be altered. Of the genus Galbula, three 

 species are described, one under the name of G. tridactilis ; but 

 we are not certain that it is the same bird as that which Vieillot 

 has described under that name ; but it evidently is the same as 

 the G. Ceycoides of Mr. Such. 



In the Pici, consisting only of the genus Picus of Linnaeus, 

 16 species are described, amongst which is one under the 

 name of F. campesfris, t. 46, which is peculiar for being grega- 

 rious, and not climbing trees, but living in the fields, and picking 

 the insects from the mule's dung. 



The next family of Piece, a new species of Coracina, is 

 described under the name of C. ornata, anew Prionites, P.Mar- 

 tii, t. 60 ; but the most interesting novelties of this family are 

 the addition of three new Cassici and six Ideri, amongst which 

 the figures of these birds, those of plate 64, illustrate excellently 

 the superiority of the style of engraving, to which I have before 

 referred, for ornithological subjects. 



In the Turdi, or thrushes, M. Spix describes five species of 

 the typical genus, three species of Mi/iothera, and a new genus, 

 ■fvith the following characters, under the name of 



Phillydoe. Insectivorus, ad ripam aquarum solitaria 

 Ambulans ; cauda longiuscula, inaequali Dendrocolaptum modo 

 ised moUi ; crista capitis brevi, plicatili ; rostro subulato, laterali- 

 ter subcompresso, ad apicem subcylindrico, subdeclivi, sub- 

 adunco, emarginato; maxilla inferiore breviore quam superiore; 

 naribus subbasalibus, rotundis, minutis; rictu oris usque infra 

 oculos elongate ; tarsis breviusculis. 



Three species are described and figured, all of which appear 

 to be very nearly allied to the genus Anabales of Temminck, 

 which the author refers to his family Doidrocolapfes, and 

 describes three species. Two species of the genus Anthus are 

 described, one belonging to Mr. Vigors' new genus Corj/dal/a, 

 the other a true Anthus. 



This family ends with a new genus under the name of 



FiGULUs. Ad marginem aquarum ac sylvarum solitaria et 

 quasi domestica ambuians, nidum fornicis instar e limo supra, 

 arbores nou aitaa inter ramos construens, cauda aequali brevi- 



