S62 Mr. Swainson on several new groups in Ornithologj/. 



This group is nearly allied to the last, both in structure and 

 economy. The first quill feather is unusually broad and entire ; 

 and there is a narrow row of small feathers down the sides of the 

 tarsi. All the species I have seen are from America. 



-ECTOPISTES. 



Hostrum gracilc, emarginatum. 



Alee sub-elongatcBj attenuatce, rcmigibus !'»-'' ct 3''« aqualibut, 



'iJa longisnimu, 

 Cauda rotundata, vel cuneata. 

 Pedes breves.) tiudi; tarsis squamis anterioribus imbricatis^ late- 



ralibus parvis, reticulatis. 



Bill slender, notched. Wings rather elongated, pointed, the 

 fn-st and third (luill equal, the second longest. Tail rounded, 

 or cuneated. Feet short, naked ; anterior scales of the tarsi 

 imbricate ; lateral scales very small, reticulate. 



Types. Col. speciosu ? Temm. 2. Col. migratoria. Linn. 



Inhabits America. 



ORDER GRALLATORES. 



Family Ardeida. 



TIGRISOMA. 



Rostrum validum ; tomio serrato. 



Al<s rotundutic, remigibiis ^dd et 6'^ eequalibus, 3'''', 4'^', et b*^ 



fere a'qiialibiis, lotigissimis. 

 Pedes 1/icdiocres ; tarsis squainis reticulatis, unguibus brevibiis, 



curvatis. 



Bill strong, the margins serrated. Wings rounded ; the second 

 and sixth quills equal, the third, fourth, and fifth nearly equal 

 and longest. Feet moderate ; scales of the tarsi reticulate, 

 the nails short and curved. 



Type. .Ardea tigrina. Lath. 



