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bristles. Wings moderate; the first quill sho ty 
spurious, and only half as long as the second; the — 
third shorter than the fourth. Tail moderate,» 
rounded ; the tips suddenly narrowed and mucro- 
nate. Tarsus lengthened, slender, nearly twice the 
length of the hind toe. Lateral scales entire. India 
only? 3 
C. sevice Part 5. No. 186. 
Pirasdiiete Cuv. (fig. 229. f) Bill large, rather length 
ened, broad at the base, and gradually narrowed to 
the tip. Feet short, weak. Lateral toes unequal. 
Wings moderate; the three first quills graduated. 
Tail rather long, rounded, graduated, or cuneated. 
M. rufiventer. West. Af. ii. Paradisea. Auct. 
Myiagra, Horsf. Vig. (fig. 229. b, c, d, e) Bill large, 
short, broad, suddenly narrowed at the tip. Wings 
and feet as in Muscipeta. ‘Tail moderate, even. 
M. plumbea. Lin. Tr. xv. 254. 
Muscicapa, Lin. (fig. 229.9) Bill smaller, triangular, 
and not much dilated at the base. Wings more 
pointed ; the first quill very small and spurious ; the 
second not much shorter than the third and fourth, 
which are the longest. Tail rather short or mode. 
rate, even, or slightly forked. Feet stronger than 
in the two preceding types. The tarsus and the 
middle toe lengthened; inner toe almost as long as 
the outer. 
M. grisola. Selby, 43*. f. 1.(g) luctuosa. Selby, 43*. f. 2, 3. 
Hyliota, Sw. ( fig. 229.h) Bill lengthened, very slightly 
widened at the base, and much compressed beyond 
the nostrils. Rictus nearly smooth. Wings, tail, 
and feet as in Muscicapa; but the middle toe is 
shorter, and the claws are broader, thicker, and much 
more curved. Africa: representing Platystera. 
H. flavigaster. West. Af. ii. 
Susram. EURYLAIMINA, Broad-Bills. 
Size large. Structure powerful. Bill short, excessively 
broad: the upper mandible convex above, dilated at 
