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BRACHONYX. 



Rostnim breve, rectum, cojnpressum ; ciilmine leviter arcuato. 

 Ala breviusculce ; rcmigc \ma irevissima, 2^^', S'*"', 4'"', et btafere 



(equalibus, lo7igissimis. 

 Cauda mcdiocris. 

 Pedes lo/igiusculi; tarsis squamis lateralibus divisis j halluce 



ungue brcvi sub-recto. 



Bill short, straight, compressed, the culmen slightly arched. 

 Wings rather short, the first quill nearly spurious, the four 

 following of equal length and longest. Tail moderate. Feet 

 rather long ; lateral scales of the tarsi divided : nail of the hind 

 toe short and nearly straight. 



Type? L^Alouette Bateleuse. Levaill., Ois. pi. 194. 



The three last groups will probably comprehend most of the 

 African Alaudce. As yet I have not seen one species from South 

 America, or from Australia ; but the genus Anthus occurs in the 

 latter continent. 



Sub-familif Tanagrina. 



TARDIVOLA. 



Rostrum breve, compressum ; culmine arcuato ; tomio sinuate. 

 Ala; brevissimce rotundatoe ; remigibus 2<ia, 3<Wj <ita^ ^td^ et Qi'^fere 



wqualibus longissimis. 

 Cauda clongata, cuneata, vel gradata. 

 Pedes fortes. 



Bill short, compressed ; culmen arched ; commissure sinuated. 

 Wings very short, rounded ; the second, third, fourth, fifth, 

 and sixth quills equal and longest. Tail long, graduated or 

 cuneated. Feet strong. 



Type. Emberizoide longibande. Temm., Pi. col. p. 114. f. 2. 



I am already acquainted with four species of this group, which 

 is peculiar to South America. It bears much analogy to the 

 Maluri of M. Teraminckj but its true affinity will be found 



