yjS AVES. 



Ge«MS 11.-PTILONORYNCHUS.— AVh*/. 



Generic Character. — Bill strong', short, depressed at the base, slijflitly 

 bent, and with a sma'i. notch at the point ; nostrils lateral, round, at tho 

 baseof tlie bill, hidden by feathers; legs strong, short; tarsus longer than 

 the middle toe, which is attached to the exterior one the length of the first 

 phalange ; posterior claw strong, curved ; the fourth and fifth quills longest, 



PtUonorT/nchus nuchaUs. — The Ruffed Ptilonorynchus. Plate xxvii. fi;r. 

 (>, Head and upper parts of the body and wings grayish brown, those ou 

 the head having a satiny lustre ; nape of the neck with a pink or purplipl? 

 I'd band, surrounded by a ruff of shining plumes, with their tips round and 

 turning inwards ; lower parts of the body yellowish. gray, tinged with 

 h iiwn ; legs brownish-black. Length seventeen inches. Inhabits New 

 Holland. 



Gevus 15.— CORACIAS.— Z,m«(ri<*. 



Generic Character. — Bill straight, compressed, deeper than broad ; the 

 upper mandible bent near its tip ; nostrils lateral and linear ; legs short and 

 strong ; three toes before and one behind, entirely free ; wings long, the 

 second quill feather longer than the first. 



Coracias garula. — The Garrulous Roller. Plate xxix. fig. 4. Described, 

 vol. iii. p. 169. 



Genics 16.— COLARIS.— CwBier, 



Generic Character. — Bill strong, short, depressed, dilated on the sides, 

 greatly broader than deep, ridge rounded, tip bent, sometimes with a notch ; 

 under mandible somewhat concealed by the upper one ; nostrils at the base 

 of the bill, diagonal and long, half covered by a feathered membrane ; iegs 

 short ; tarsus shorter than the intermediate toe ; the anterior ones attached 

 at their base ; wings long, the second quill longer than the others. 



Colaris Afro. — The African Colaris, or Roller. Plate xxx*. fig. 1. Red. 

 dish.brown above, lower parts lilac-coloured ; tail dark green, tipped with 

 bliiish-black. Eight inches long. Inhabits Africa. 



Genus \1 .—0'R\0'LV&.—Te}nminck. 



Generic Character.— 'RiW long, slightly bent from its base, where it is com. 

 pressed ; upper mandible surmounted by a ridge, slightly notched at the 

 point ; nostrils at the base of the bill, exposed, lateral, and horizontal ; tar. 

 BUS shorter than the middle toe, in some species it is of the same length, and 

 is joined to the exterior toe ; first quills very short, the third the longest. 



Onoftif g-aK«/a.— The Golden Oriole. Plate xxix. fig. 5. Body and point of 

 tall rich golden yellow; wings, tail, and cere, black; quills edged wilh 

 white, which, with the secondaries, are tipped with yellow ; bill orange, 

 yellow ; irides red; eyes surrounded by a black patch, extending to the base 

 of the bill ; legs gray. Ten inches long. Inhabits Europe and Africa. 



Genus 18 —ICTERUS.— re^nmjne^t. 



Generic Character. — Bill long, sometimes more than the length of the 

 head, shape of an elongated cone, pointed, sharp, and somewhat compressed, 

 having no distinct ridge or notch, base enveloped in feathers, margins in. 

 fleeted; nostrils at the base of the bill, lateral, and covered by a horny 



