332 ON THE CLASSIFICATION OF BIRDS. 
ions entirely concealed by incumbent feathe 8 
ypochondrial sre broad, compact, with trunc- 
ated ends. Feet 
C. regius. ‘Vieil. Gal. pl. 96. 
Parortia, Vieil. Bill slender, covered by soft foattianl 
directed upwards, for near two thirds its length. Nos- 
trils concealed. Feet and wings unknown. 
P. sexsetacea. Vieil. Gal. pl. 97. - 
Lopuorina, Vieil. Interscapulars excessively deve- 
loped. A very doubtful type. a 
L. superba. Vieil. Gal. pl. 98. 
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Trise V. FISSIROSTRES. Fissirostral Birds. 
Feet of different constructions, but always short, and | 
generally very weak and imperfect. Gape of the mouth 
very wide. Feed upon insects, caught during flight. 
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F 
Famiry MEROPIDZ. Bee-eaters. t 
Wings long, pointed ; the first quill as long, or nearly 
so, as any of the others. ( fig. 289.) | ¥ 
koa: 1 Lin. (fig. 289. a) Bee-eater. Bill very long, — 
‘slender, slightly curved, compressed : the culmen cari- 
nated ; the tip entire, sharp, and not bent downward. 
Wings long, pointed; the tips of the lesser quills — 
emarginate. Tail lengthened. Feet gressorial. . 
