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Leprosroma, Sw. Bill very long, entire. Wings very 
short, and rounded. ‘Tail long, cuneated. ‘Tarsus 
much longer than the toes. (fig. 172. p. 40.) 
L. longicauda. Sw. (1824). ? the Sauroth. Botte Blainv. 
-Susram. INDICATORINZ. Honey Guides. 
Bill short, subconic. Feet very short. 
Inpicator, Le Vaillant. Bill straight, finch-like ; the 
base triangular ; the sides compressed. Culmen and 
gonys equally inclined towards the tip; gonys angu- 
lated. Wings lengthened, pointed. Tail moderate, 
rounded. Feet short. Middle toe much longer than 
the tarsus. 
I. major. O, d’ Af. 241. f.1, 2. flavirostris. Pl. Col. 367. 
minor. Ib. 242. flavicollis. Vieil. Gal. 46. . 
OpistHocomus*, Hoffmanseg. Bill thick, robust, short, 
convex ; the base laterally dilated ; the sides abruptly 
compressed : the under mandible strong. Gonys an- 
gulated. Nostrils placed in the middle of the bill, 
membranaceous. Feet robust, muscular. Tarsus shorter 
than the middle toe. Lateral toes long, equal, entirely 
cleft to their bases. Soles of the feet flat. The toe 
bordered by a rudiment of a membrane. Wings 
moderate ; the first quill veryshort, the four next gradu- 
ated, the sixth longest. South America. (Tem.). 
QO. cristatus. Pl. Enl. 337. 
Trine IV. TENUIROSTRES. Suctorial Birds. 
Famity MELIPHAGIDZAE. Honey Suckers. 
Bill the strongest in this tribe, having the upper man- 
dible distinctly notched. Feet large, strong: the 
hinder toe much developed. Tongue extensible, gene-_ 
rally ending in a bunch of filaments. 
* The situation of this singular genus is very uncertain. From not having 
a specimen for close inspection, I have taken,the above characters from M. 
— Temminck. 
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