340 ON THE CLASSIFICATION OF BIRDS. 
G77 nae 
MW 
Lila 
Wyte 
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SSS 
sere 
SSG 
Cypselus. (fig. 292. a) Tarsus thickly feathered. All 
the four toes directed forwards ; the two middle equal. 
The hallux, or inner toe, shorter than the exterior. 
Tail forked or even. 
C. apus. Selby, pl. 42. f. 4. 
_ Macropteryx, Sw. (fig. 292.c) Tarsus remarkably short, 
naked. Anterior toes long ; the outer scarcely shorter 
than the middle ; the inner shortest ; hinder toe very 
short. Tail long, forked. India. : 
M. longipennis. Zool. Ill. ii. mystaceus. Less. V. C.pl. 42. 
comatus. P]. Col.268. , 
pl. 47. 
Chetura, Stevens. (fig.292.6) Feet as in the last, but the 
tarsus longer than the middle 293 ee 
toe. Tailshort, even ; the shafts CLE 
prolonged into acute points. 
-C. macroptera. Zool. Ill. ii. pl. 42. 
Hirunpo, Linn. Bill flattened 
its whole length ; the margins 
not inflected. Rictus smooth. 
Feet insessorial. Lateral toes 
equal; middle toe longer than 
the tarsus. (fig. 293.) 
H. rustica. Selby, pl. 42. f. 1. 
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eI oONS i 
OrpveER RASORES. Rasorial Birds. 
Famurry PAVONIDA. Peacocks and Pheasants. 
Tail very much developed. Tarsus of the males gene - 
rally armed with spurs, _ Hinder toe elevated. — q 
