252 ON THE CLASSIFICATION OF B 
Susrama. AMPELINE. The Typical ¢ 0 fevers, — 
Middle-sized. Feet short, robust. Bill weak; th 
gonyx not ascending. Nostrils large, membranaceous 
the aperture terminal. Rictus smooth. Soles of the feet 
broad, flat. Lateral toes unequal ; outer connected to 
the middle. Lateral scales of the tarsus numerous, small, 
reticulate. Wings moderate, ample; the first quill 
shorter than the second. o) 
Catyptomina, Raffles. (fig. 221.a,b) Bill nearly hie 
by an erect compressed crest, lying over the base ; the 
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shortest, the third longest ; the lesser quills emar- 
ginate at their tips. Tail very short. Feet short. — 
Hinder toe as long as the tarsus; outer and middle 
toe connected as far as the second joint. 5 
C. Rafilesia. Sw. Pl. Col. 216. caudacuta. Part 5. No. 50. 
Curysorteryx, Sw. (fig. 221.a) Size large. Bill 
lengthened, strong, thrush-like, the sides inflected. — 
Culmen elevated and arched. Gonys not short, in-— 
clining upwards. Nostril defended by short weak — 
bristles. Wings and feet as in Casmorhynchus. 
Tail longer, broad, and even at the ends. — | 
C. erythrorhynchus. Sw. N. Zool. p. 492. — { 
Casmoruyncnus, Tem. ( fig. 222. a) Size large. Face : 
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