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Prinonoryncuus, Kuhl. (fig.241.) Size large. Bill 
short, very thick, convex above (a a) : both mandibles 
distinctly notched. Nostrils placed half-way between 
the gape and the tip, partly concealed by the short. 
thick-set feathers of the front, which le on the basal 
half of the bill. Wings rather short, rounded ; the 
first and second quills graduated ; the third shorter 
than the fourth and fifth, which are longest (6). 
Tail moderate ; the feathers broad, their tips trun- 
cated. Feet ambulating, large, and very strong. 
Middle toe and tarsus of equal length ; hinder toe 
very strong, but much shorter ; lateral toes unequal, 
the outer longest, and united to the middle as far as 
the first joint. Australia. 
P. holosericeus. Pl. Col. 395. 422. 
LamproToRNIs, Tem- 
minck. Grakle. ( fig. 
249.) Bill thrush- 
like, compressed its 
whole length. Cul- 
men curved from the base to the tip. Upper mandible 
notched. Commissure slightly curved. Nostrils mid- 
way between the tip and the gape, naked, but with 
the frontal feathers reaching to their base. Wings 
