274 ON THE CLASSIFICATION OF 
Hind toe and claw nearly as jong as the tarsus. T ‘0- 
pical America. ihe. : 
C. cristatus. Br. Birds, pl.32. icteronotus. Br. Birds, pl. 3. 
hemorrhous. Ib. pl.1l.  nigerrimus. Ib. pl. 4. 
affinis. Ib. pl. 2. coronatus. Ill. Or. 45, 
ZanTuornNis, Cuv. Bill not longer than the head, 
generally shorter; perfectly straight; the culmen — 
not dilated at the base, but simply dividing the frontal 
feathers. Wings moderate, pointed ; the first three © 
or four quills generally or nearly equal. Tail mo-— 
derate, rounded. Feet moderate, but with the hinder 
toe manifestly longer than the tarsus ; lateral . toes 
unequal. America. 
Z. Baltimorii. Wils. pl. 1. f. 3. 
Jorerus, Cuv. Bill somewhat lengthened, as long as the - 
head, or longer : both mandibles slightly curved, and 
considerably attenuated. Nostrils basal, rather large, 
covered above by a membrane ; the aperture lateral 
and oval. Wings moderate ; ‘the first and second 
quills rather shorter than the ‘third. Tail somewhat 
lengthened, graduated. Feet moderate. Inner toe 
shorter than the outer; hinder toe shorter than the 
tarsus. 
I. castaneus. Wils. pl. 4. f.1—4. tibialis. Part 5. No. 67. 
- Curysomus, Sw. (fig. 243.) Bill resembling Zanthor- 
nis ; but the margin 
of both mandibles in- = 
flexed. Wings mo- 
derate ; the first quil : 
rather shorter than the Zz= 
second. Tail rounded. ~ 
Feet formed for walk- 
ing. Toes large, very 
one: and slender: middle toe longer than the tar- 
; lateral toes equal ; hinder toe shorter than the 
au. Claws long, very slender, and but slightly 
curved. | 
icterocephalus., Edw.pl.323. zanthopygius. Part 5. No. 190. - 
