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CROTOPHAGA. KEELBILL. 



Generic Character. 



nostrum compressum, arcu- 



atum, dorso carinatum. 

 Nares pervise. 



Lingua compressa, apice 



subulata. 

 Pedes scansorii. 



Bill compressed, arched, 



keeled on the top. 

 Nostrils pervious. 

 Tongue compressed, point- 

 ed at the tip. 

 Feet scansorial. 



AMERICAN KEEL-BILL. 



Crotophaga Americana. Crotophaga nigro'Violacea, viridi-nitens, 

 Cauda cuneata. 



Violet-black Keel-Bill, with green glosses and cuneated tail. 



Crotophaga Ani. C. pedibus scansoriis. Lin, Si/st, Nat, 



Ani. Marcgr, Bras. Will, orn, 



Razor-Billed Blackbird. Catesb, Carol, append, pi, 3. 



L'Ani des Savanes. Buff, ois. 



Petit Bout de Petun. i 



Grand Bout de Petun. i 



Lesser and Greater Ani. Lath, syn. 



TThIS species is principally an inhabitant of the 

 hotter regions of South America, and particularly 

 of Brasil : it occurs however in various parts of 

 North America, as well as in several of the West- 



