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APPENDIX. 



Sub-family, AMPELI1SLE. Nob. 



Pedes breves, validi ; digiti distincti. Feet short, strong ; toes free. Under man- 



Mandibula inferior debilissima. dible very weak. 



Genera. — Rupicola, Ampelis, Cashmorhynchus, Calyptomina, Chrysopteryx. 



30. Genus, CHRYSOPTERYX. 



Rostrum capite brevius, sed longiusculum, 

 e basi compressum, laleribus infiexis, culmine 

 elevato arcuato. Nares subplumatce. Rictus 

 altissimus . Alse longae ; remiges dues priores 

 gradatce. Cauda longiuscida, cequalis. Digiti 

 laterales incequales. 



Typus. — C. erythkorhynchus. Ch. Sp. Masrai^er, 

 remigibuslasi exlusflavis ; rostroaurantiaco. Yazm.ma.tota 

 olivaceo-viridis . 



Bill shorter than the head, but rather 

 lengthened, strong, compressed from the base, 

 the sides inflexed ; culmen elevated and 

 arched. Nostrils partly feathered. Rictus 

 very wide. Wings long ; the two first quills 

 graduated. Tail rather lengthened, even. 

 Lateral toes unequal. 



Type. — C. erythrorhynchus. Sp. Ch. The male black, 

 the quills yellow at the base externally ; bill orange-red. 

 The female entirely olive-green. 



Inhabits the interior of Brazil. — Mus. Nost. 



Sub-family, PACHYCEPHALIA^. 



31. Genus, LANIISOMA. 



Bill as in Pachycephala, but longer; the 

 front, nostrils, and rictus strongly defended by 

 diverging bristles. Wings long, the third 

 quill longest. Tail rather short, slightly 

 rounded, the feathers mucronate. Tarsi 

 moderate, longer than the hind toe. Toes 

 sub-syndactyle ; lateral toes nearly equal ; 

 middle toe shorter than the hallux. Claws 

 slender, lengthened, fully curved. 



Type. — L. arcuatum {Lanius arcuatus, Mus. Par.) 

 Obs. — It is easy to perceive that this singular bird represents Dasycephala in its own group, and leads immediately 

 to Pachycephala by means of the following sub-genus. It inhabits Brazil, and is very rare. Besides the specimen 



Rostrum Pachycephala;, sed longius ; ca- 

 pistro, naribus et ricto, vibrissis divergentibus 

 bene tectis. Alse longcs, remige tertid longis- 

 simd. Cauda brevinscula, sub-rotundata, 

 rectricibus mucronatis. Tarsi mediocres, hal- 

 luce longiores. Pedes sub-syndactyli ; digiti 

 laterales fere cequales ; digitus medins halluce 

 brevior. Ungues graciles, elongati, probe 

 curvati. 



in the Parisian, there is another in the Manchester Museum. 



32. Sub-genus, EOPSALTRTA*. 



Rostrum Pachycephalce sed majus elonga- 



lum, rectum; apice aduncd, gonyde recta; 



basi vibrissis paucis cinctum. Alse longius- 



culce, remigibus tribus prioribus gradatis. 



(Generis Pachycephalae, Sw.) 



Bill as in Pachycephala, but more length- 

 ened ; straight ; the tip abruptly hooked ; 

 gonyx straight ; the base surrounded with a 

 few bristles. Wings rather lengthened ; the 



Th. iui Aurora, et ■^x.Xt^m cantatrix. 



