TODUS. 165 



us are so completely at variance with those of our 

 Lest ornithologists, that it is due to them, no less 

 than to ourselves, to strengthen our position as 

 much as possible, that it may he seen we have 

 given the subject that attention it deserved before 

 we ventured to promulgate a theory so much at va- 

 riance with all that has hitherto been received. It 

 is with this intention that we shall now lay before 

 the ornithologist two other tables in further illustra- 

 tion of the series of the typical species of Todus; 

 the first of these will make good their analogy, in 

 the following manner, with the sub-divisions of the 

 genus. 



Specific tvnes of Sub-eenera of 



Todus. ASAlXXHCAt CHARACTERS. 



Todus viridis. 



Bill very long," 

 the tip scarce- 



ly bent, and 

 nearly entire.. 

 C Bill shorter, the J 



mefanocepfialus. < tip abruptly > TODUS. 

 C bent ; tail short ) 

 Bill more trian-" 

 gular ; head 



- PLATYRHYNCHUS. 



megaeephalus.... -I large, front 



CONOPOPHAGA. 



bristly ; tail 



very short 



FLATYSTERIA. 

 f Tail lengthened, \ 



platycircus < graduated, the > LEPTURUS. 



C ends pointed... j 



The species here named Megacephalus, and which 

 will be subsequently described and figured, is very 



