CRATEllOPODIN.E. 71 



Sexes alike ; gregarious ; extremely noisy ; legs 



and feet large ; wiug short and rounded ; 



habits partly terrestrial, partly arboreal ; 



colour of egg, with few exceptions, un- 

 spotted white or blue CrateropodvMe, 



s, \. > alike ; solitary or occurring in very small [p. 71. 



troops ; not noisy ; legs and feet strong ; 



wing short and rounded ; habits, skulking 



in bushes or on the ground, evading obser- 

 vation ; colour of egg, with few exceptions, 



spotted Timeli'mce, p. 129. 



Sexes usually dissimilar; solitary; tarsus usually 



very long and smooth ; wing usually rounded 



and short ; habits strictly terrestrial ; colour 



of egg usually spotted Bracliypterygince, 



Sexes alike; solitary or occurring in small [p. 177. 



troops ; not noisy ; habits entirely arboreal, 



never descending to the ground ; colour of 



egg, with few exceptions, spotted Sibiince, p. 194. 



Sexes invariably dissimilar ; solitary or occur- 



ing in small troops ; colours brilliant ; 



habits entirely arboreal; colour of egg 



usually spotted Liotrichince, p. 220. 



Sexes alike ; solitary or occurring in small 



troops ; habits entirely arboreal ; tarsi 



very short, never exceeding in length the 



middle toe or claw ; wing rounded and 



moderately long ; nape usually furnished 



with some hairs ; colour of egg, so far as is 



known, spotted Braehypoditice, 



[ P 252. 



Subfamily CRATEROPODIN^E. 



The first subfamily of the Crateropodidce comprises a number of 

 birds, which form a natural group, without, however, possessing 

 structural characters of marked importance. 



The Crateropodince agree in being gregarious, extremely noisy, 

 cautious but inquisitive and frequently bold. No birds can hide 

 themselves better, but on the whole they do not shun observation 

 as the Timeliince do. 



The chief feature of this group, however, is the colour of their 

 eggs. With few exceptions the eggs are either blue or white, per- 

 fectly unspotted. The few exceptions occur in the genus Troclia- 

 lopterum and one or two others. These birds will ultimately find 

 a place among the Timeliince and Sibiince ; but until the colour of 

 the eggs of all the species is known and their habits better under- 

 stood, an accurate arrangement of these birds is not possible. 



The Crateropodince all teed on the ground like Thrushes. They 



