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HYREUS. HYREUS. 



Generic Character. 



Rostrum conicum, rectum, II Beak conic, straight, and ser- 



serratum. 



Nares ovatae. 

 Lingua brevis, obtusa. 

 Pedes tridactyli, digitis duo- 

 bus anticis, uno postico. 



rated. 

 Nostrils ovate. 

 Tongue short and obtuse. 

 Feet with three toes, placed 



two before and one behind. 



W; 



E have separated this bird from the genus 

 Phvtotoma, from its having but three toes, placed 

 two before and one behind, in the manner of the 

 genus Tridactylia : it also differs from Phytotoma 

 in living on the kernels of fruits, whereas the birds 

 belonging to that genus feed on the roots of plants. 



v. ix. p. II. 



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