Family S.AXICOLIN.K. 



Genus SERICORNIS, Gould. 



CHARACTERES GENERIC!. 



Rostrum robustum, rectum, caputque quoad longitudinem fere cequans, ad apicem compressum, etinden- 

 tatum ; nares basales, laterales, ovales, et operculo tectce ; alae mediocres, rotundotce ; remige primo 

 perbrevi, quarto, quinto, atque sexto longissimis et inter se fere cequalibus ; cauda mediocris et 

 cequalis; tarsi elongati j digitus posticus cum ungue validus, digitumquc intermedium fere azquans ; 

 digitis externis ccquulibus ; plumse molles, et sericce. 



GENERIC CHARACTER. 



Bill strong, straight, nearly as long as the head, compressed laterally towards and notched at the 

 tip ; nostrils basal, lateral, oval, and covered by an operculum ; wings moderate, rounded, the first 

 quill very short, the fourth, fifth, and sixth quills nearly equal and the longest; tail moderate and 

 square ; tarsi long ; hind toe and claw strong, and nearly equal to the middle toe and claw in length ; 

 outer and inner toes equal; plumage soft and silky to the touch. 



Type. Acanthiza frontalis, Vig. and Horsf. 



