PTILOXORHYXCHIX.E. 
spurious, and the second and third equal and longest. Tail long and graduated. Tarsi shorter than 
the middle toe, and covered with broad scales. Toes long, strong, and covered with strong scales, the 
outer toe longer than the inner ; the hind toe long and strong ; the claws long, compressed, and acute. 
This bird was found in the Island of Celebes. Its habits and manners have not been recorded. 
S. Pagei Lafr. Rev. Zool. 1844. p. 93. 
Aploxis Gould.* 
Bill short, compressed on the sides, and the culmen much elevated and arched to the tip, whicli is 
emarginated ; the gonys long and shghtly advancing upwards ; the nostrils basal, lateral, exposed, and 
rounded. Wings moderate and pointed, with the first quill spurious, and the second nearly as long as 
the third and fourth, which are the longest. Tail moderate and even. Tarsi longer than the middle 
toe, robust, and covered with broad scales. Toes moderate, rather slender, the lateral ones unequal, tlie 
outer longest ; the hind toe long and robust. 
The species of this genus are only found in Australia and Xew Zealand. Their habits and manners ha^e not yet 
been recorded by naturalists. 
1. A. marginatum Gould, Proc. Z. S. 1836. p. 73 
2. A./uscus Gould, Proc. Z. S. 1837. p. 73. 
3. A. 7wvce hollandice (Gmel.). 
4. A. zelandicus (Quoy & Gaim.) G. R. Gray, Zool. Ereb. and 
Terr. p. 8., Voy. de I'Astrol. Ois. t. p. f. 1. 
5. A. obscurus (Dubus), G. R. Gray, Zool. Ereb. and Terr. p. S. 
Saraglossa Hodgs.f 
Bill long, very slender, broad, and rather depressed at the base, and the sides compressed, vnih the 
culmen curved to the tip, which is slightly emarginated ; the gonys long, and slightly advancing 
upwards ; the nostrils basal, lateral, rounded, and pierced in a membranous groove. Wings long and 
pointed, with the first quill spurious, and the second nearly as long as the third and fourth, which are 
the longest. Tail moderate and even. Tarsi as long as the middle toe, strong, and covered in front 
with broad scales. Toes moderate, strong, and the lateral ones nearly equal ; the hind toe long and 
robust ; the claws short, curved, and acute. 
The typical species is found in Xepaul, while the second species is said to be from Madagascar. 
1. S. spUopterus (Vigors), Hodgs. Proc. Z. S. 1831. p. 35., 2. S. madagascariensis (^Gmel.) PI. enl. 557. f. 1- 
Gould, Cent, of Birds, pi. .34. 
* It was in 1836 that Mr. Gould established this genus (Proc. Zool. Sac. 18S6. p. 73.). 
t Mr. Hodgson established this genus in 1844. (List of the Birds of Xepaul.) 
AprU, 1846. 
