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ays rounded with setaceous haber R 
- Wings short, not reaching much ‘th 
covers ; the two first quills equally Bia ed. 
feathers very thick and spinous. Tail very bro 
slightly rounded. Feet short, weak. Colours b: im h 
C. phenicia. W. Af. i. pl. 27, 28. atrata. O.d’ Af. pl. 164 
Phenicornis, Sw. General structure of Congaphied We 
but the nostrils and gape are entirely destitute » 
bristles or setaceous feathers. Rump feathers nearly 
of ordinary softness. Wings moderate ; the first quill 
spurious, and not half so long as the second ; the 
third and fourth longest. Feet short, weak. Tai 
lengthened, nearly even; the feathers narrow. 
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P. flammeus. Zool. [ll]. ii. miniata. Gould’s Cent. pl. 8. 
pl. 52, peregrinus, Ib. pl. 9. 
Erucivora, Sw. General structure of Campephaga, but 
the bill is more lengthened and compressed from th 
middle. Front and rictus entirely smooth. Wi 
moderate ; the fourth and fifth quills longest. Tail 
broad, rounded. Rump feathers not rigid. Tarsus 
slender, lengthened, as long as the middle toe.* Up- 
per tail covers very long. 
E. orientalis. (Turdus orientalis, Auct.) 
Susram. TYRANNINE. Tyrant Shrikes. 
Bill very straight, short, depressed its whole length ; 
culmen not arched, but the tip abruptly hooked. Nostrils 
and rictus defended by bristles. Feet short, small, and 
slender. Lateral toes equal, or very nearly so. Claws 
long, slender, fully curved, and very acute. America 
only. . 
Prinogonys, Sw. Habit of Phenicornis, but the rump ) 
feathers quite soft. Bill very short, rather strons af 
triangular ; the base compressed ; the culmen gent ot 
arched. Rictus smooth. Nostrils large, membra an 
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