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POGONTA. 
Bucco, Latham, Gmelin. 
Poconia*, Vieillot. MSS. 
CHARACTER GENERICUS. 
Rostrum magnum, crassum basi ciliatum ; mandibula supe- 
rior utrinque bidentata. 
Pedes simplices digitis duobus anticis, duobus posticis. 
POGONIA. 
GENERIC CHARACTER. 
Beak \arge, thick, with the base ciliated; upper mandible 
‘with two teeth on each side. 
Legs simple, with two toes before, and two behind. 
The genus Pocon1a* was proposed by Mons. Vieillot, 
in a paper sent by that gentleman to the Linnean Society, 
and as it is a natural one, I have adopted it. By Latham 
and Gmelin, the birds of this genus were placed with 
Bucco. 
* Tlwywnas barbatus. 
