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STURNID^. 



The situation of this genus is doubtful : Vieillot 

 places it immediately before the preceding genus, and 

 Vigors among the Muscicapidae. 



Sp. 1. Ic. viridis. 



Muscicapa viridis. Steph. v. x. p. 356. — North America. 



GENUS CLXIII— QUISCALUS, Vieillot. 



Rostrum elongatum, forte, 

 subcurvatum, acutum, cul- 

 mine convexo : mandibula 

 superior basi angusta inter 

 frontis plumis retrorsum 

 extender) te, angulata; man- 

 dibularum marginibus in- 

 trorsum inclinantibus. 



Nares ovales, partim mem- 

 brana tectae. 



AlcB mediocres, subrotun- 

 datas, remiges primae et 

 quintae asquales, secundae, 

 tertias et quartae fere aequa- 

 les longissimis. 



Cauda mediocris, gradata, 

 apice angulata, lateraliter 

 complicabilis, cymbifor- 

 mis. 



Pedes mediocres, fortes. 



Beak elongated, strong, a 

 little curved, acute, the 

 culmen convex : the iipper 

 mandible narrow at the 

 base, and extending among 

 the feathers of the fore- 

 head ; the edges of the 

 mandibles inclining in- 

 wards. 



Nostrils oval, partly covered 

 by a membrane. 



Wings moderate, slightly 

 rounded, the first and fifth 

 quills equal, the second, 

 third and fourth nearly 

 equal, and longest. 



Tail moderate, gradated, an- 

 gulated at the tip, folded 

 laterally, boat- shaped. 



Legs moderate, strong. 



Sp. ] . Qu. purpureas. 



Gracula quiscala. Shaw, v. vii. p. 458. 

 V. in. p. 44. pi. 21. Jl 4 — South America. 



Wils. Amer. Orn. 



