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HYREUS. HYIIEUS. 



Generic Character. 



Rostrum conicum, rectum, j| Beak conic, straight, and ser- 



serratum. rated. 

 Nares ovatae. Nostrils ovate. 



Tiingua brevis, obtusa. Tongue short and obtuse. 



Pedes tridactyli, digitis duo- Feet with three toes ? placed 



bus anticis, uno postico. ! two before and one behind. 



w E have separated this bird from the genus 

 Phytotoma, from its having but three toes, placed 

 two before and one behind, in the manner of the 

 genus Tridactylia : it also differs from Phytotoma 

 in living on the kernels of fruits, whereas the birds 

 belonging to that genus feed on the roots of plants. 



v. ix. p. II. 



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