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POLYPLECTRON. POLYPLECTRON. 



Generic Character. 



Rostrum mediocre, gracile, 

 rectum, compressum; max- 

 illa superiore versus api- 

 cem deflexa. 



Nares in medio maxillae sitae, 

 laterales, semitectae, an- 

 trorsum patulae. 



Orbitce, genccque nudae. 

 Pedes tetradactyli, graciles; 



tarso longo, calcaribus plu- 



ribus. 

 Cauda lata, rotundata, elon- 



gata, rectricibus sedecim. 



Beak middle sized, slender, 

 straight, compressed; the 

 upper mandible bent down 

 towards the tip. 



Nostrils situated in the mid- 

 dle of the maxilla, lateral, 

 nearly closed, and open in 

 front. 



Orbits and cJteeks naked. 



Feet four- toed, slender; tarsi 

 long, with many spurs. 



Tail broad, rounded, elon- 

 gated, consisting of sixteen 

 feathers. 



POLYPLECTRON. Temminck. 



DIPLECTRON. Vieillot. 



PAVO. Linn. Gmel. Lath. Cuv. 8fC. 



I HERE is but one species of this genus known, 

 but of its manners we are still in the dark : it is a 

 native of China and Thibet, and is easily discrimi- 

 nated from the preceding genus, by the characters 

 above given. I have adopted the name used by 

 Temminck, as that is not only more applicable to 

 the bird than the one proposed by Vieillot, but 

 has also the right of priority. 



