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There is, indeed, one, which, by its straight and 

 compressed bill, is allied to the nuthatches. It may, 

 indeed, be considered as a nuthatch, with a worn 

 tail. 



Le Galapiot. Buff. Oriolus Picus. Gm. et Lath. 

 Gracula Picoides. Sh. Enl. 605, or Dendrocolaptes 

 Guttatus. Spix. 91. 1. 



Straight bill ; top of head and neck behind, brown- 

 red ; feathers of the sides, front of neck and chest 

 like white scales, edged with reddish-brown ; upper 

 parts of body lively red, lower parts clear red. 

 Cayenne.* 



Another, whose bill, twice the length of the head, 

 is arched only at the end. 



Le Nasican. Vaill. Promer. &c. 24. 



Bill very long; head clear brown; two bands of 

 dirty white on the back of the neck ; throat and 

 cheeks white ; lower parts red. Brazil and Cayenne. 



And there is one with the bill long, slender, and 

 bent as much as in the Heorotarii. 



Le Grimpart Promerops (Dendrocolaptes Procur- 



* Others add,- 

 Dendroc. Tenuirostris. Spix. 91. 2. 

 Dendroc. Bivittatus. Spix. 90. 1. 

 D. Wagleri. 90. 2. 

 Dendroc. Fuscus. Vieil. 

 Dendroc. Rufus. Vieil. 



