334 ON THE CLASSIFICATION OF BIRDS. 
Famiry HALCYONIDA. Kingfishers. 
Wings rounded, not formed for rapid ws igs Feet ve 
feeble. Toes in pairs. 
Tamara. Bill straight, compressed. Nostrils defended 
by long, stiff, incurved feathers and bristles. Rictus 
strongly bristled. Toes versatile, as in Cine 
raven, Cuv. ( fig. 289.e) Bill moderate, ‘thick, conic ; 
the tip but slightly bent. Tail narrow. Conirostral, 
T. maculata. Braz. B. pl..11. bitorquata. Part 5. No. 138. 
Capito, Vieil. (fig. 289. d) Bill long ; the tip abruptly 
- bent, so as to form a hook. Tail narrow. Dentirostral. 
C. leucotis. Braz. Bds. pl. 12. somnolentus. Ib. pl. 9. 
Lypornia, Wagler. ( fig.290.a) Bill moderate, defended 
by very long bristles. Both mandibles nearly equal. 
Wingsvery short, rounded. Tail narrow. Tenuirostral. 
L. striata. Braz. Bds. pl. 34. rubicula, Ib. pl. 35. 
Monassa, Vieill. ( fig.290.b) Bill as in 29] 
Lypornix, without the basal bristles, 
but with short setaceous feathers. 
Wings short. Tail lengthened, and 
very broad. Scansorial. 
. M. leucops. Brazil. Birds, pl. 12. 
Brachypetes, Sw. (fig.290.c) Billas 
in Lyporniz, but shorter, higher, and 
more curved ; the margins greatly 
inflexed. Wingslong. Tail short 
and even. Fissirostral. (fig. 291.) 
B. tenebrosa. Braz. Birds, pl. 35. 
