MERULIDA. — CRATEROPODINZ. 233 
-_ leucoceps. W. Af. i. p. 282. vociferus. Z. I.i. pl. 180. 
_ albicapilla. Ib. pl. 32. superciliosa. O, d’Af. pl.111. 
Beacors, a | 1 ea i 
moderate, thrush- 32 .== 
like, notched. Nos- Z 
trils basal, large, 
naked, membrana- 
_ ceous ; the aperture 
lateral and linear. 
Frontal _—_ feathers 
rigid; the shafts 
composed of bristles. Chin feathers the same, but 
weaker. Rictus bristled. Wings very short, and 
rounded. Tail rather lengthened, broad, convex, 
soft, and slightly rounded. Tarsi very long and 
strong : anterior scales divided. Lateral toes unequal. 
Claws small, obtuse, and slightly curved ; the three 
anterior of equal size. Africa, 1. (fig. 209.) 
C. Burchellii. N. Zool. ii. p. 487. pl. col. 385. 
Susram. CRATEROPODINZ. Babdblers. 
Legs remarkably large and strong, with the claws but 
slightly curved. Wings short and rounded. ‘Tail large, 
broad, graduated, and very soft. Plumage lax. Bill 
compressed, straight, hard ; the tip nearly entire. 
PrLLoRNeuM, Sw. Bill mo- 210 
derate, straight, somewhat a 3 
-conic; the tip notched: — _ 2 SEK ) - 
gonys ascending. Frontal oN | 
feathers small, rigid, di- 
rected forwards. Rictus 
bristled. Wings very short, 
much rounded. Tail moderate, graduated. Tarsus 
and middle toe of equal length ; lateral toes much 
shorter, and equal; hinder toe shorter than the 
tarsus. Anterior claws very small, and but slightly 
curved. Tarsal scales scarcely divided. (fig. 210.) 
P. ruficeps. N. Z. ii. p. 487. 
