66" &%&$ w. OHDER n. 



cartilagenous membrane : tongue semi-cartilage 

 nous, notched and ciliated at the tip ; feet formed 

 for walking ; th^ee toes before and one behind. 



BUPHAGA, (beef-eater,) bill strait quadrangular^ 

 mandibles gibbose, entire^ more gibbose on the 

 outside ; legs formed for walking. 



STURNUS, (starling,) bill subulate, angular, de- 

 pressed, bluntish ; the upper mandible entire, 

 somewhat open at the edges- ; nostrils surrounded 

 with a prominent rim ; tongue notched, pointed. 



SITTA, (nut-cracker, nut-hatch.) bill straight, 

 wedged at the top, subulate, roundish, entire ; up- 

 per mandible a little longer, compressed and an- 

 gular at the tip ; tongue jagged, short, horny at 

 tip ; nostrils small, covered with bristles ; feet 

 formed for walking, hind toe long. 



CORVUS, (crow, raven, jay, magpie, jackdaw,) 

 bill convex, strong, coulter-form, and (in most spe- 

 cies) toothed or notched near the tip ; nostrils 

 covered by recumbent bristly feathers ;. tongue 

 cartilaginous, bifid ;. feet formed for walking. 



CQRACIAS, (roller,) bill nearly straight, bending 

 alittle towards the end, cultrated at the edges j nos- 

 trils narrow, nak^d ; tongue cartilaginous, bifid j ; 

 legs generally short ; toes divided to their origin, 

 three forward and one backward. 



PARADISEA, (paradise bird,) bill covered at the 

 Jbase by velvet-like plumes; side-feathers beneath 

 4jie wings (iu most species) extending.far beyond 

 the rest of the plumage j legs strong ; feet formed 

 Cor walking. 



