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26. Genus, PTERUTHIUS *. 



Rostrum breve, compressum, crassum; apice 

 lanii formce, curvatd altique emarginatd ; oil- 

 men valde arcuatum ; gonys ascendens. Nares 

 basales, foramine ovato rotundatove. Rictus al- 

 ius, vibrissis paucis. Alee bremssimcc, rotun- 

 datcE. Cauda brevis, lata, rotundata, apicibus 

 rectricum obtusissimis. Tarsi Iceves, pallidi. 



Type. — Lanius erythropterus, 



Bill short, compressed, thick ; the tip shrike- 

 like, hooked and deeply notched ; culmen con- 

 siderably arched; gonys ascending. Nostrils 

 basal, the aperture ovate or round. Rictus 

 slightly bristled, wide. Wings very short, 

 rounded. Tail short, broad, rounded ; the 

 tips very obtuse. Tarsi smooth, pale. 

 Gould's Century. Nepaul. 



Sub-family, PIPRIN.E. 



27. Sub-genus, CALYPTURAt. (Generis Piprae.) 



Rostrum Pardaloti. Alee rotundatee, remi- Bill as in Pardalotus. Wings rounded, 



gibus duobus prioribus sub-gradatis. Cauda the first and second quills slightly graduated. 



brevissima, divaricata, fere occulta. Tarsi Tail very short, divaricated, almost concealed. 



elongati, gracillimi. Pedes syndactyli. Tarsi long, very slender. Feet syndactyle. 



Type. — Pardalotus cristatus, Vieill. 



28. Sub-genus, METOPIA$. (Generis Pipree.) 



Bill as in Pipra ; frontal feathers advanc- 

 ing, and directed forwards. Wings moderate, 

 rounded ; the three first quills graduated. 

 Tail lengthened, rounded, broad. Feet syn- 

 dactyle, rather strong. Anterior scales di- 

 vided, enveloping the tarsus. 



Rostrum Pipree ; plumce capistri antrorsum 

 extensi recumbentes. Alee mediocres rotun- 

 datce ; remigibus tribus prioribus gradatis. 

 Cauda elongata, lata, rotundata. Pedes syn- 

 dactyli, validiusculi. Scutulae anticce dis- 

 tinctce, tarsum circumcingentes. 



Type. — Pipra galeata, Lich. Brazil. 



29. Genus, PHCENICIRCUS. 



Rostrum Pipree. Alse brevissimce, con- 

 vexce ; remiges primaries, rigidce, angustce ; 

 tres priores oequales, quarta brevis, diffbrmis. 

 Cauda lata, cequalis, rectricibus truncatis. 

 Pedes syndactyli; tarsis intus plumatis. 



Bill as in Pipra. Wings very short, con- 

 vex; the primary quills stiff, narrow, the 

 three first equal, the fourth short and distorted. 

 Tail broad, even, the feathers truncate. Feet 

 syndactyle; the tarsus feathered on the inner 

 side. 



Types. — 1. P. carnifex.(Ampelis carnifex, Linn.) 2. P. nigricollis, Sw. {Amp. carnifex, Stix.) 3. P. militarist?), 



Sw. (Cotinga rouge, Le Vaill., pi. 25.) 



* Th. sr/sjov ala, et ioultau sum ruber. -J- Th. xaXucrju velo, et ovgu cauda. 



I Th. piru7nus, fronto (beetle-browed). 



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