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Genus RHAMPHOCORYS. 



Melanocorypha apud Bonaparte, Consp. Gen. Av. p. 242 (1850). 

 Ehamphocoris, Bonaparte, Compt. Rend. xxxi. (1851). 

 Hierapterina apud Des Murs & Lucas, Rev. et Mag. de Zool. p. 24 (1851). 

 Alauda apud Malherbe, Faun. Orn. de l'Alg. p. 21 (1855). 



This genus contains only one, very remarkable species, differing considerably from the other 

 Larks in having a peculiarly large and stout bill, and, to some extent, also in its habits. Full 

 particulars of the range and habit of this species are given in the following article. 



Bhamphocorys clot-bey has the bill very stout, much higher than broad, much curved, the 

 gape-line straight to nearly the middle, then suddenly bending down for a short distance, and 

 then slightly curving towards the tip ; nostrils basal, round ; wings long, pointed, the inner 

 secondaries not much elongated ; first quill small, shorter than the coverts, the third longest ; 

 tail moderate, slightly emarginate ; legs moderately long, the tarsus covered in front with six or 

 seven large and three inferior scutellse, and scutellated posteriorly ; toes moderate ; claws short, 

 stout, rather blunt, slightly curved, the hind claw elongated. 



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