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ORDER XI.— ALECTORIDES. 



Bill somewhat shorter than the head, or of the same length, strong, robust; 

 the upper mandible convex, and frequently hooked at the point ; tarsus long- 

 and slender ; three toes before and one behind ; the hallux articulated a little 

 way up tlie tarsus. 



Genus I.— VSOPRl A.— Linnceus. 



Generic Character. — Bill short, curved, ranch bent at the point ; upper 

 mandible considerabl> longer than the under one ; nasal furrow broad, ami 

 extended ; nostrils situated near the middle of the bill, wide, placed diagon- 

 ally, and covered behind by a naked membrane ; legs long and slender ; the 

 middle and external toe united, the internal one separated ; the hallux arti- 

 culated interiorly, and parallel with the other toes ; wings short and con- 

 cave; tail very short. 



Psophia crepitans. — The Golden-Breasted Trumpeter. Plate xxxv. fig. 4. 

 Black, with a gray back ; breast iridescent-blue, with green reflections ; or- 

 bits naked, red ; feathers of the head short and downy ; scale-shaped in front ; 

 pendulous, silky, and ferruginous, on the shoulders ; scapulars long, pendant. 

 Twenty-two inches long. Inhabits South America. 



Genus 2.— DICHOLOPHUS.— /Hig-e?-. 



tieneric Character. — Bill longer than the head, thick, arcuated, depressed 

 at the base, compressed at the tip, and a little hooked ; gape wide, extending 

 under the eyes ; nostrils small, closed by a membrane ; legs long and slender ; 

 toes short, thick, the anterior one united at the base by a membrane; the 

 hallux articulated a little way up the tai-sus, and not touching the ground; 

 claws short, blunt, and strong ; wings without a spiue. 



Dicholophus cristatus.— The Crested Dieholophus. Plate xxxv. fig. 2- 

 Upper part of the head and back white ; neck, throat, and breast, pale brown ; 

 long, with slender shafts. Inhabits BrazlL 



Genus 3.— GL A RIOLA.— i?m.sora. 



Generic Character. — Bill short, convex, compressed near the point ; upper 

 mandible curved from its centre ; nostrils basal, lateral, and obliquely 

 cleft; legs feathered to the knee ; tarsus long and slender; the e.xterior 

 toe united to the intermediate one by a short membrane, the interior tue 

 free ; hallux articulated to the tarsus ; claws long, subulate ; wings very 

 long. 



Glariolatorquata. — The Collared Pratincole. Plate xxxix**. fig. 2. Upper 

 parts grayish-brown ; throat reddish- wliite, bordered by a narrow black 

 crescent-shaped baifd, reaching from the base of the bill on one side to 

 the same point on the opposite side ; quills and point of the tail feathers 

 black ; ophthalmic region red. Nine inches and a half long. Inhabits 

 Europe. 



Genus 4. — P A L A ftl EDE A.— i inncBus. 



Generic Character. — Bill short, convex, and somewhat couital ; coin. 

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