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BUCCO. BARBET. 



Generic Character. 



Rostrum, robustum, acutum, 

 lateribus compressis, usque 

 ad oculus hyans, ad upicem 

 emarginatum et incurvatum, 

 ad basin barbatum ant pen- 

 nis duriusculis obtectum. 



Naref pennis recumbentibus 



obtectae. 

 Pedes scansorii. 



Beak strong, pointed, com- 

 pressed laterally, covered 

 with strong bristles or 

 bearded at the base, the 

 apex emarginate and in- 

 curved ; the gape reaching 

 below the eyes. 



Nostrils covered with recum- 

 bent feathers. 



Feet formed for climbing. 



HE birds of this genus are all inhabitants of 

 Africa, and the warmer parts of Asia and Ame- 

 rica ; their head is very large, their bills strong 

 and nearly straight, almost covered with bristles, 

 tail-feathers generally ten. They are a solitary 

 stupid race, mostly living in sequestered forests ; 

 their principal food is insects. 



