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CINNYRID^. 



GENUS CCLXVI.— DICTUM, Cuvier, 



Rostrum capite brevius, basi 

 latissimum, apicem versus 

 abruptiiis acuminatum, 

 subulatum : mandibula su- 

 perior leviter arcuata, cul- 

 men inter nares carinatum ; 

 hiferior recta. 



Nares basales, magnas, 



in 



sulco oblongo antice an- 

 gustato positae, supra mem- 

 brana fornicali subcorne&, 

 clausae, rima longitudinal! 

 versus angulum oris 

 apertae. 



Digiti anteriores compressi, 

 exteriore cum medio usque 

 ad extremitatem phalangis 

 primae coalite. 



Beak shorter than the head, 

 very broad at the base, 

 towards the tip abruptly 

 acuminated, awl-shaped : 

 the iipper mandible slightly 

 bent, the culmen carinated 

 betAveen the nostrils; the 

 loicer straight. 



Nostrils basal, large, placed 

 in an oblono; crroove nar- 

 rowed in front, closed 

 above by an arched some- 

 what horny membrane, 

 opening by a longitudinal 

 cleft towards the angle of 

 the gape. 



Anterior toes compressed, 

 the outer one joined to the 

 middle one as far as the 

 first joint. 



All the Dicaea inhabit India. They are generally 

 small, and are remarkable for their brilliant scarlet 

 plumage. 



Sp. 1. Di. cruentatum. Linn. Ti-ans. (Horsf.)v.\n'up. 169- 



Certhia erythronotus. ShaxVf v. viii. p. 250. pi. 35. 

 Sp. 2. Di. rubrum. 



Certhia rubra. Shau, v. viii. p. 252. pi. 35. 

 Sp. 3. Di. erytbropygium. 



Certhia erythropygia. Sliaiv, v. viii. p. 24[). 

 Sp. 4. Di. taeuiatum. 



Certhia ta^niata. .S7/rtu', r viii. p. 21G. 



