LANIINiE. 





Eurocephalus A. Smith* 



Bill strong and short, with the culmen curved, and the sides compressed to the tip, which is 

 slightly emarginated; the gonys long and ascending; the gape furnished with a few short bristles ; 

 the nostrils basal, with the opening oval and covered by the projecting frontal plumes. Wings long 

 and pointed, with the third quill the longest. Tail long and rounded. Tarsi as long as the middle 

 toe, strong, and covered in front with strong transverse scales. Toes short and strong ; with the lateral 

 toes nearly equal, and free at their bases ; the hind toe moderate, and broadly padded ; the claws mode- 

 rate, curved, and acute. 



The species that forms the type of this genus is found both in North and South Africa. It is remarkably shy, and 

 is usually seen in small flocks searching for insects. When one was wounded, its companions continued hovering about 

 and approaching it until it was removed. 



A. Smith; 111. Zoo). S. Afr. Birds, pi. ., Riipp. Syst. Uebers. V6g. &c. t. 27 Chaetoblemma leucocephala Swains. 



Cyclorhis Swains.f 



Bill moderate, with the culmen elevated at the base, curved, and much compressed on the sides to 

 the tip, which is emarginated ; the gonys long, and curved upwards ; the nostrils lateral, with the opening 

 rounded and partly covered by the frontal feathers. Wings moderate and rounded ; with the fourth, fifth, 

 and sixth quills equal and longest. Tail moderate and emarginated. Tarsi rather longer than the middle 

 toe, strong, and covered in front with transverse scales. Toes moderate ; with the outer toe longer than 

 the inner, and slightly united at its base ; the hind toe long and strong ; the claws moderate, curved, 

 and acute. 



It is in the vast forests of the tropical parts of South America that the species of this genus are found. 



1. C. guianensis (Gmel.) Swains. B. of* Br. pi. 58. — Cyclarhis 

 poliocephala Tschudi. 



2. C. ochrocephala Tschudi, Wiegm. Archiv. 1846. 



3. C. flaviventris De Lafr. 



4. C. nigrirostris Guer. Mag. de Zool. 1843. t. 33. 



Falcunculus Vieil.% 



Bill moderate, with the culmen elevated at the base, arched, and the sides much compressed to the tip, 

 which is acute and emarginated ; the gonys long, and curved upwards ; the nostrils lateral, with the opening 



* It was in 1 836 that Dr. Smith established this genus. 



f Mr. Swainson established this genus in 1824 (Zool. Journ. p. 162.). In 1837 M. D'Orbigny changed the name to Laniagra. 



$ Vieillot established this genus in 1816 (Analyse, Jfc. p. 40.). 



