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- Nostrils partially naked, with a few we: ak 
bent bristles at the base. Rictus strongly bri 
Wings moderate ; the three first quills graduated, dd, 
three next of equal length. Tail rounded. Tars 
lengthened ; equal with the middle toe, and me n ge 
than the hind one. Inner toe scarcely shorter 
the outer. Africa. Allied also to Brachypus. 
M. edolioides. West. Af. i. pl. 29. ce 
Ocyrterus, Cuvier. (fig.204.6,¢) Bill gradually archee 
from the base, where it is very broad. Culmen thie 
and convex, without any ridge; the base dividing 
the frontal feathers, and somewhat dilated. Rictus 
bristled. Nostrils wide apart, naked, small, without 
a membrane, and pierced in the bill. Feet short 
strong. Wings very long and pointed ; the first quil 
longest. Tail short. India and Australia. 
O. leucorynchus. Pl. Enl. 9. f. 1. 
Anaicipus, Sw. (fig.203.) Bill with the seis: struct 
of Ocypterus, but more conic. — 293 7 
Rictus smooth. Wings length- 
ened, nearly as long as the tail ; 
the first quill spurious; the 
second much shorter than the 
third, fourth, or fifth, which 
are equal and longest. Tail | 
short,even. Feet short, weak. Hinder toe shorter 
than the tarsus. India and South Africa. 
A. sanguinolentus. Pl. Col. bicolor. O. d’ Af. pl. 73. : 
hirundinaceus. Part 5. No.11. — 
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