EURYLjEMI. TKOCHILI. 145 



Suborder II. JEURYL^ML 



Palate segithognathous ; young not passing through a complete 

 downy stage ; flexor longus hullueis leading to hallux after sending 

 down a tendon to the flexor perforans digitorum, which leads to the 

 three front digits. 



There are about a dozen species of Broadbills, which are confined 

 to the Oriental Region. They range as far as Borneo and Siam, but 

 do not reach the Japanese Empire. 



Suborder III. TEOCHILI. 



Young bom helpless, and not passing through a complete downy 

 stage; palate schizognathous; nasals holorhinal; front plantar leading 

 to front toes, hind plantar leading to hallux. 



Deep plantar tendons of Patagona gigas. 



There are about 400 species of Humming-birds, which are confined 

 to the New World. 



