Order II. PASSERES. 



Tribe II. Fissirostres diurnte. 



Family III. Coraciadje. 



The third Subfamily, 



EURYLAIMIN7E, or Boatbili.s, 



have the Bill large, more or less depressed, and extremely broad at the base, with the culmen curved, 

 and the sides gradually compressed to the tip, which is slightly emarginated ; the gonys long and 

 ascending ; the Nostrils lateral, more or less near to the base, and exposed ; the Wings moderate, with 

 the third and fourth quills equal and longest ; the Tail generally moderate, graduated or forked ; the 

 Tarsi short ; and the Toes long, with the lateral ones unequal, and the outer toe united to the middle 

 one for some distance. 



Eurylaimus Horsjy 



Bill large, rather depressed, and extremely broad at the base, with the culmen arched, and the sides 

 gradually compressed to the tip, which is emarginated ; the lateral margins curved, and dilated at the 

 base ; the gonys long and ascending ; the nostrils lateral and basal, with the opening pierced in the 

 substance of the bill, more or less rounded, and partly protected by the frontal plumes. Wings moderate, 

 with the third and fourth quills equal and longest. Tail more or less long, and rounded. Tarsi shorter 

 than the middle toe, strong, feathered below the knee, and covered in front with transverse broad scales. 

 Toes long, with the outer toe longer than the inner, and united to a great extent to the middle toe ; the 

 hind toe long ; and all the claws long, curved, and acute. 



The species of this genus are found in India and its archipelago. They reside in small flocks in the humid forests 

 and jungles, especially those that abound with rivers and marshes. Their food consists of insects and worms, and 

 at times they feed also on berries and fruits. 



1. E.javanicus Horsf. Linn. Trans, xiii. p. 170., Zool. Res. pi. 

 — Eurylaimus Horsfieldii Temm. PI. Col. 130, 131., Gal. des Ois. 

 t. 125., Swains. Nat. Libr. Flyc. x. pi. 30. 



2. E. ochromalus Raffl. Linn. Trans, xiii. p. 297- — Eurylaimus 

 eucullatus Temm. PL col. 26l. ; E. Rafflesii Less. 



3. E. lunatus Gould, Zool. Trans, i. pi. 25. — T ype of Serilophus 

 Swains. (1837). 



4. E. rubropygius Hodgs. App. to the List of Mr. Hodgson's Col- 

 lection. 



5. E. Dalhousics Jam. New. Phil. Journ. xviii. p. 26l., Gould, 

 Icones Av. pi. — Eurylaimus psittacinus Mull. ; Raya sericeogula 

 Hodgs. PI. col. 598... Wils. Zool. Illustr. pi. 7. ; Type of Psari- 

 somus Swains. (1837). 



6. E. sumatranus (Raffl.) Linn. Trans, xiii. p. 303. — Eurylaimus 

 corydon Temm. PI. col. 297- ; Corydon Temminckii Less. ; Type 

 of Corydon Less. (1828). 



* Established by Dr. Horsfield in 1820 {Linn. Trans, xiii. p. 170.). Platyrhynclius of Vieillot (1825) is synonymous. It embraces 

 Corydon of M. Lesson (1828), Serilophvs and Psarisomus (1857) of Mr. Swainson. This latter name is synonymous with Crossodera of 

 Mr. Gould, and Raya of Mr. Hodgson (1839). The last-mentioned author altered his name to Simus in 1841. 



