ANOPLOPS. MYEMOEMS. 



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forest. The specimen of this bird which I procured was shot 

 by one of the Indians in my presence, while I wafe engaged in 

 watching a troop of these ants which were passing through the 



See also Beebe, ' Tropical Wild Life,' p. 229. 



Genus MYRMORNIS Herm. 



Myrmornis Hermann, Tab. AiRn. Anim. p. 188, 1783. Type M. tor- 

 quata (Bodd.). 



Fig. 25. — iKyrmornis torquattii 



The species on which this genus was founded is conspicuous by 

 its large bill, short tail, somewhat thick feet, and Woodcock-like 

 upper plumage. The bill is hooked at the tip, and the exposed 

 portion of the culmen is nearly as long as the tarsus. The wing 

 is almost square, the primaries being only about 20 mm. longer 

 than the secondaries. The tail is only a little more than one- 

 third the length of the wing. Coloration : male and female 

 different. 



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