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at the base of the upper mandible ; nostrils placed 

 behind the base of the bill ; tongue short, entire, 

 sharp-pointed ; feet formed for walking and perching. 



This tribe feed on Lizards, small reptiles, fruits, seeds, 

 and insects; they are generally inhabitants of woody situa- 

 tions, in the vicinity of swamps; some of the kinds are 

 easily tamed, when taken young ; they are dispersed through 

 the warmer parts of Asia, Africa and America. 



6. Musophaga. Plantain-eater. BiU strong, triangular, 



the upper-mandible elevated at the base, above the 

 front ; both mandibles toothed on the edges ; nostrils 

 placed in the middle of the bill ; tongue entire, thick ; 

 feet formed for walking. 



A genus, as yet only discovered In the interior of Africa ; 

 feeding on the fruits of the plantain ; from whence it 

 derives its name. 



7. Buphaga. Beet-eater or Ox-pecker. Bill strait ; in- 



clining to square, mandibles gibbous, entire; feet 

 formed for walking. 



This genus feeds on the larvas of such insects, as are 

 deposited in the skins of Cattle, Deer, &c. 



8. Crotophaga. Keel-bill. Bill compressed, semi-oval, 



arched, cariuated on the back ; the upper mandible 

 angular on the edges ; tongue flattened, pointed at the 

 tip ; nostrils pervious ; feet formed for climbing. 



