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muscicapid.t:. 



Sp. 1. On. regius. 



Todus regius. Shaio, v. viii. p. 124. pi. 14. — Cayenne. 

 Sp. 2. On? plumbeus. 



Todus plumbeus. Sharv, v. viii. p. 128. Surinam. 

 Sp. 3. On ? griseus. 



Ox ? cinereus subcristatus subtus albits ; caadd subcuneata? 

 Cinereous slightly crested Hookbeak ? beneath white ; with the 



tail somewhat wedged. 

 Todus griseus. Desmarest. Hist. Nat. Man. et Tod. pi, 69. 



Inhabits 



? Length near four inches 



the upper part of the head, the back of the neck, and 

 the back are ashy-grey : the throat, the breast, and 

 the belly are pure white : the quills are dusky ; the 

 primaries are slightly edged with white on their outer 

 edges, and the secondaries deeply edged with the 

 same : the tail is wedge-shaped and dusky, the four 

 intermediate feathers being longest and spotless ; those 

 which follow have the tip white and the two outer 

 ones on each side have a triangular marginal white 

 spot : the head is slightly crested. 



GENUS LVIII.— MUSCIPETA, Cuvier. 



Rostrum elongatum, valde 

 depressum, basi duplo la- 

 tius quam altum, setis 

 elongatis ornatura ; cul- 

 men obtusum, forte ; mar- 

 gines subcurvati ; apice de- 

 bile, subemarginata. 



Nares basales. 



Beak elongated, greatly de- 

 pressed, its base twice as 

 broad as high, and fur- 

 nished with elongated bris- 

 tles ; the culmen obtuse, 

 but strong; the margins 

 somewhat curved ; the tip 

 weak and slightlv notched. 



Nostrils basal. 



