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APPENDIX. 



Sub-family, THAMNOPHILINiE, Nob. 



Rostrum elongatum, compressum, aduncum. Bill lengthened, compressed, abruptly 



Digiti laterales inccquaies, interims brevior ; hooked. Lateral toes unequal, the inner 

 ungues lati, obtusiusculi. shortest ; claws broad and somewhat obtuse. 



3. Genus, PLATYLOPHUS. 



Rostrum robustum, ad basin vibrissis lon- 

 gissimis rigidis, et plumis capistri antrorsum 

 producti rigidis recumbentibus tectum. Vertex 

 cristatus. Pedes validi ; digitus medius ab- 

 breviatus, halluce paulo brevior; digiti late- 

 rales sub-cequales, externus ad basin dis- 

 tinctus; ungues validi, acuti. Alas et rec- 

 trices rotundata, hce seta brevi desinentes. 



Bill robust, the base defended by very long 

 stiff bristles ; frontal feathers rigid and ad- 

 vancing. Crown crested. Feet strong ; mid- 

 dle toe abbreviated, rather shorter than the 

 hind toe ; lateral toes nearly equal ; first joint 

 of the outer toe free. Claws strong and 

 acute. Wings and tail feathers rounded, the 

 latter terminating in setiform points. 



Type. — Garrulus galericulalus, Vieill. (Vanga, Cuv.) 



Sub-family, EDOLIANiE, Nob. 



Rostrum basi dilatatum ; lateribus com- 

 pressis ; culmine gradatim arcuato. Vi- 

 brissse mastacales validcE. Alee largce. 

 Pedes breves, debiles ; hallux tarsum fere~ 

 cequans. 



Bill considerably widened at the base, the 

 sides compressed ; culmen gradually arched. 

 Rictus strongly bristled. Wings ample. Feet 

 short, weak ; hinder toe nearly as long as the 

 tarsus. 



Genera. — Edolius, Cuv. Vanga, (?) Cuv. Ocypterus, Cuv. 



4. Genus, TEPHRODORNIS. 



Rostrum validum, abrupte aduncum ; 

 plumes capistri rigidce recumbentes et nares 

 abscondentes. Pedes debiles, graciles ; tarsus 

 halluce longior ; digiti laterales incequales ; 

 ungues parvi. Alae mediocres latce, oblique 

 rotundatce. Cauda mediocris, cequalis vel 

 Icevissime bifurca. 



Bill strong, abruptly hooked ; frontal fea- 

 thers rigid, recurved over, and concealing the 

 nostrils. Feet weak, slender; tarsus longer 

 than the hind toe ; lateral toes unequal ; 

 claws small. Wings moderate, broad, ob- 

 liquely rounded. Tail moderate, even, or 

 very slightly forked. 



Type. — Lanius virgatus, Tejim. PI. Col., 256. 



5. Genus (?), ANALCIPUS. 



Rostrum elongato-conicum, culmine gra- Bill lengthened, conic ; culmen gradually 



datim arcuato. Rictus laevis. Nares nudce, arched. Rictus smooth. Nostrils naked, 



basales, foramine rotundato. Alae elongates basal, the aperture round. Wings lengthened, 



caudam fere cequantes ; remige prima spuria; nearly as long as the tail ; the first quill spu- 



