BIRDS. 



ORDER 



POGONIUS. 



Generic Character. 



Rostrum magnum, crassum, 

 basi ciliatum, mandibula 

 superiore utrinque biden- 

 tata. 



Nares vibrissis tectae. 



Pedes simplices, digitis duo- 

 bus anticis, duobus pos- 

 ticis. 



Beak large, thick, ciliated at 

 the base; with the upper 

 mandible bidentate on both 

 sides. 



Nostrils covered with bristles. 

 Feet simple, with two toes 

 before, and two behind. 



TThERE are at present only three species known 

 of this carious genus, which may be easily distin- 

 guished from Bucco by the characters above given. 

 They are all inhabitants of Africa, but with their 

 manners we are utterly unacquainted, 

 v. IX. p. i. 1 



