Order II. PASSERES. 
Tribe IV. Conirostres. 
Family I. Corvidje. 
The third Subfamily, 
CALL^ATIN^E, or Tree-Crows, 
have the Bill short, with the culmeii elevated at the base, and much curved to the tip; the sides 
compressed, and the gonys long and straight ; the Wings short and rounded ; the Tail lengthened and 
graduated ; the Tarsi more or less long, and covered in front with broad scales ; the Toes moderate, with 
the lateral ones unequal. 
Call^eas Forst.* 
Bill short, strong, with the culmen elevated at the base, and suddenly curved from the base to the 
tip, which is entire ; the sides compressed, and the gonys lengthened and slightly arched ; the nostrils 
basal, lateral, pierced in a membranous channel, and the opening partly concealed by the frontal plumes. 
Wings short and rounded, with the sixth and seventh quills equal and longest. Tail moderately long, 
and rounded, with the shaft of each feather ending in a bristly point. Tarsi long, longer than the 
middle toe, and strongly scutellated in front with one lengthened scale. Toes moderate, the lateral 
ones unequal, and free at their base, the outer toe the longest ; the hind toe very long and strong, and 
all armed with strong curved claws. 
This bird is found in both the islands of Xew Zealand, where It is usually seen walking about on the ground 
searching for the larvae or grubs of insects, and is occasionally observed on trees of various kinds, for the purpose of 
obtaining their fruits and berries. It is also said to devour young birds. 
C. cinerea Forst. Desc. p. 74., Icoiies ined. 52., Daud. Orn. t. 21., Vieill. Gal. des Ois. t. 93., \oy. de I'Astrol. Ois. t. ]5. — Glaucopis 
cinerea Gmel. 
Struthidea GouId.\ 
Bill short, with the culmen elevated at the base, advancing on the forehead, where it is rounded, and 
much curved to the tip, which is entire ; the lateral margin curved, and the gonys ascending ; the 
* Forster established this genus in 1788 (^Enchiridion Hist. Nat. Inser. p. 35.). In the same year Gmelin gave the name of Glaucopis 
to the same type. 
t It was in 1836 that Mr. Gould established this genus {Proc. Zool. Soc. 1836, p. 143.). In 1837 Mr. Swainson proposed the name of 
Brachystomu for the same bird. 
