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scaled. No rictal l.i'isllcs, hut l,)ial Cralliri's will, l,n>i|y 



points. JJill slcllllcr, lliil IKit'jlu'd II, ,1- lin,,i.;,.,l. Willys 



ami tail iiuMlcnitcly nMin,!,.,] : immiIilt very iiiiirli slmiur 

 tliau Iho other. 8i/e siimll. Cohir l,;-owii,' ete., the wiiiirs 



au.l tail haired or uii.liilated 7h„//,„/,,/i,/a: 



Tarsus distinetly.seiitellate. -Vostrils overhiin;,' diol eon- 



coaled) with bristly Ibather.^. Ilietal hrislk's prosciil, 



stroll;;-. Hill powerl'iil, eoiiipresseil, slrouiily ii,,ti-iu.il, 



toothed, and hook-e,l. \Viii,t;s ami tail iii,„l,.ra"te. Lar^'e! 



Colors hlaek, whit,., and n-ray . . . . " JMniklw. 



eee. Tail not seansorial. First primary less than half as l,)iig 



as the see,)n,l.' ,ir ahoin halt'Ms I, mi;;-, in whi.-li ,.as,. tin. inner 



too is elel't nearly to its h,-ise ( /'ami /f). 



f. liasaljoini ol' middle too iiniioU .some ilistanee with 

 the inner, ami iiir half or more of its leiiM-th with the 

 outer toe. 



Basal joint of middle toe .shorter than that of inner 

 toe, and wholly ailherent to liotli inner and outer toe.s. 

 Tar.su.s loiiy-er than ini,l,lle toe and claw, (ionvs more 

 than half the h'ngth of the lower Jaw. liill stoiit, hiifli, 

 comi)res.sed ; noteli,Ml and ahriiptly iiooked at tip . Vireonidce. 

 Basal Joint of miildle toe not .shorter than that of 

 inner toe; united to tlu^ outer for ahout two third.s, to 

 the inner for uhoiit, one half, its len^nh. Tar.sus not 

 longer than the middle toe and claw. Gonys le.ss 

 than half the length of the uinler Jaw. Bill triangular, 

 niueh depres.se(l at ba.so, moderately notched, and 



''""'^'•■''•■'t'il'' impelkhe. 



Basal Jomt of niiildle too shorter than that of the 

 inner toe, united to the outer for ahoiit two thirds, to 

 the inner for about one half, its length. Tarsus long,.,- 

 tlian middle toe and elaw. (ionys more than half Uio 

 lengtli of the under Jaw. Bill very weak and slen- 

 der, little decnrvi.d or notched at tip. Very small, 

 — under six inches long. (Tarsi booted in Ile^/ulJ, 

 distinctly .sentellale in /Vw^)/i7,,.) . . . ' . ' Sijlviidw 

 //■ Ba.salJointof middle toe rpiit,. free from the inner 

 and not united with the outer more than half-way. 

 Nostrils linear, low. Xo bristles or bristly points 

 whatever about the mouth. Wiii„s short, rounded 

 concavo-conve.x-. Tail very short, nearlv concealed 

 by Its coverts. Tarsi booted .... Ciitclila; 



Xostrils oval. Bristles or bristly points about tli,. 

 mouth. Wings very long and pointeil, roaehino- 

 When folded, beyond the middle of the short, square,' 

 or cmarginate tail, and one and a half times nr more 



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