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1,316. Neophilemon, gen. nov. 



Differs from Philemon in the presence of a high swollen 

 protuberance on the basal half of the keel of the upper 

 mandible, and in its comparatively shorter tail ; from 

 Tropidorhynchus it differs in the nature of the pro- 

 tuberance, and in the feathering on the top of the head, 

 and in lacking the pointed, scaly breast-feathers and in 

 its more powerful bill and longer first primary of the 

 wing. 



Type, Philedon buceroides Swainson. 



1,319. Microphilemon, gen. nov. 



Differs from Philemon in its shorter weaker bill and 

 weaker legs and feet, and shorter wings and tail. 



Type, Buphaga orientalis Latham ( = Tropidorhynchus 

 citreogularis Gould. 



1,413. Rogersornis, gen. nov. 



Differs from Chlamydera in its stronger bill and stronger 

 legs and feet, with longer wings and tail and propor- 

 tionately longer first primary, while the third and fourth 

 primaries are longest and subequal, in Chlamydera the 

 third is longest. 



Type, Ptilonorhynchus nuchalis Jardine and Selby. 



89. Porzanoidea, gen. nov. 



Differs from Porzana in its wing-formula and the 

 possession of a long hallux, in which respects it resembles 

 Lapornia, than which it has a much shorter wing, longer 

 bill and stonger feet ; in the wing the first primary is 

 shorter than the sixth, while the secondaries are very 

 long. 



Type, Gallinula immaculata Swainson. 



