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Q48 ON THE CLASSIFICATION OF 
Lselee Sw. Bill depressed, reaches de of 
flycatcher. Rictus with weak bristles. Wings lo: 
pointed ; the first quill scarcely shorter than a : 
second and third, which are the longest. Tail mode- 
rate, divaricated or even. ‘Tarsi and toes very long 
and slender. Lateral toes equal. Claws acute, slightly 
curved ; the hinder much lengthened, and almost 
straight. South America. 
L. erythronotus. Sw. N. Zool. 11.490. Pl. Enl. 738. £9, 
Bupyres, Cuv. Billweakand slender ; verystrait. Gonys 
slightly ascending: upper manilible notched. Rictus — 
smooth. Wings pointed ; the three first quills nearly 
equal. Legs large, and very slender. ‘Tarsus and 
middle toe equal. Lateral toes equal, but the inner 
claw longer than the outer ; hind toe as long as the — 
tarsus. All the claws slender, acute, and but slightly 
curved. 
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B. flava. Selby, 49. f. 3. 
Moraciiia, Linneus. Bill, wings, tail, and general — 
structure of Budytes. Middle toe shorter than the 
tarsus. Lateral toes equal ; their claws nearly so: 
hinder toe as long as its claw; the latter not length- 
ened, and only half as long as the tarsus. i 
_ M. alba. Selby, pl. 49. f. 1. boarula. Selby, 49. f. 2. : 
Enrcurus, Temminck. Bill rather strong, lengthened, 
very straight, abruptly bent, and notched. Culmen 
straight from the base. Gonys thickened, ascending. 
Rictus bristled. Wings rather short; the three first 
quills graduated,’ Tail lengthened ; deeply forked. 
Feet strong. Tarsus lengthened; the scales entire. 
Middle toe shorter than the tarsus; outer toe longest. 
Legs pale. | | 
E. speciosus, Horsf. Java. Pl, Enl. 113. 
Anruus, Bech. Bill very slender; the sides compressed 
the upper mandible longest, ‘with the tip deflexed 
over that of the lower, and distinctly notched. Wings 
moderate ; the four first quills nearly equal; tertials 
obtuse, lengthened. Tail moderate, slightly forked. 
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