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CERTHIAD^. 



GENUS CCXLIV- 



Rostrum mediocre, rectum, 

 integrum, lateratim valde 

 compressum, supra an- 

 gustum, ad apicem de- 

 flexutn, acutum. 



Dig'iti antici basi coaliti ; ex- 

 teriores inaequales. 



Remiges tertia, quarta, et 

 quinta longissimae- 



PYRROTA, Vieillot. 



Beak moderate, straight, in- 

 tire, much compressed 

 laterally, narrow above, 

 deflexed at the tip, acute. 



Anterior toes joined at the 

 base ; outer ones unequal. 



Third, fourth, and fifth quills 

 longest. 



Sp. 1. Py. nigerrima. 



Oriolus leucopterus, ? . Shavo, v. vii. p. 433. — Cayenne. 



GENUS CCXLV.—OPET 



Rostrum capite longius, gra- 

 cile, tenue, subulatum, 

 rectum, basi depressum, 

 versus apicem compres- 

 sum, apice subulato. 



Lingua brevis, cartilaginosa. 



Nares laterales, versus basin 

 rostri positae, ovata9, n;iem- 

 brana nuda semiclausae. 



Alee breves ; remigibus tribus 

 primoribus cuneiformis, 

 tertiis et quartis longissi- 

 mis. 



Cauda brevis, subquadrates 

 baud acuta. 



)RHYNCHUS, Temminck. 



Beak as long as the head, 

 slender, thin, subulated, 

 straight, depressed at the 

 base, compressed towards 

 the tip, the tip awl-shaped. 



Tongue short, cartilaginous. 



Nostrils lateral, placed to- 

 wards the base of the beak, 

 oval, half-closed by a mem- 

 brane. 



Wi7igs short, the three first 

 quills wedge-formed, the 

 third and fourth longest. 



Tail short, rather quadrate, 

 not acute. 



