APPENDIX. 



Anatomical description of Serpophaga albocoronata, Furnarius cunicularius, Uppu- 

 certhia dumetoria, Opetiorhynchus vulgaris, O. anlarcticus, O. Patagonicus, 

 Pteroptochos Tamil, P. albicollis, Synallaocis maluroides , Phytotoma vara, 

 Trochilus gigas, Tinochorus rumicivorus* 



BY T. C. EYTON, Esq., F.L.S., &c. 



SERPOPHAGA ALBOCORONATA. Gould. (Male.) 



Tongue pointed, furnished with a few short bristles at the sides near the base. Trachea with the 

 same muscles as among the warblers generally. iEsophagus slightly funnel-shaped ; proven- 

 triculus much expanded at its entrance into the gizzard, which is rounded, not very muscular, 

 inner coat slightly hardened, smooth. Intestine of moderate size, furnished with two rudi- 

 mentary cseca. 



inches 



Length of in testine from gizzard to cloaca 3J 



from caeca to cloaca 3J 



inches 



Length of oesophagus, including proventriculus 1 



of gizzard | 



Breadth of ditto i! 



The skeleton of this bird is precisely that of the smaller and weaker species of Laniadse. 



Total. 



Length of sternum 5 



Breadth anteriorly 3 



posteriorly i\ 



Width of fissures 1 



Depth of ditto 1£ 



Depth of keel 2 



Length of pelvis 5j 



Width anteriorly 2| 



posteriorly &\ 



Length from occiput to point of hill 12 



Breadth of head 5^ 



Length of coracoids 4| 



* I am much indebted to Mr. Eyton for these observations, which greatly add to the value of the previous descriptions 



No of cervical vertebra; 11 



dorsal ditto 7 



sacral ditto 9 



caudal ditto 6 



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No. of false ribs 1 1? 



true ditto 5 



BE«^H 



