ORDER 

 PIC.E. 



Generic Character. 



Rostrum magnum, crassum, 

 basi ciliatum, mandibula 

 superiore utrinque biden- 

 tata. 



Nares vibrissis tectae. , 

 Pedes simplices, digitis duo- 

 bus anticis, duobus pos- 

 ticis. 



Beak large, thick, ciliated at 

 the base; with the upper 

 mandible bidentate on both 

 sides. 



Nostrils covered with bristles. 



Feet simple, with two toes 



before, and two behind. 



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A HERE are at present only three species known 

 of this curious genus, which may be easily distin- 

 guished from Bucco by the characters above given. 

 They are all inhabitants of Africa, but with their 

 manners we are utterly unacquainted. 



v. ix. p. j. 



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