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MUSCICAPID^. 



Sp. 1. On. regius. 



Todus regius. Shato, v, viii. p. I24.pl. 14. — Cayenne. 

 Sp. 2. On.^* plumbeiis. 



Todus plumbeus. Skato, v. viii.^. 128. Surinam. 

 Sp. 3. On ? griseus. 



On ? cinereus subcristatus subtus albus ; caudd subcuneatd f 

 Cinereous slightly crested Hookbeak } beneath white ; with the 



tail somewhat wedged. 

 Todus griseus. Desmarest. Hist. Nat. Man, et T<)d. pi. 69. 



Inhabits — ? Length near four inches : 



the upper part of the head, the back of the neck, and 

 the back are ashy-grey : the throat, the breast, and 

 the belly are pure white : the quills are dusky ; the 

 primaries are slightly edged with white on their outer 

 edges, and the secondaries deeply edged with the 

 same : the tail is wedge-shaped and dusky, the four 

 intermediate feathers being longest and spotless ; those 

 which follow have the tip white and the two outer 

 ones on each side have a triangular marginal white 

 spot : the head is slightly crested. 



GENUS LVIII.— MUSCIPETA, Cuvier, 



Rostrum elongatum, valde 

 depressum, basi duplo la- 

 tius quam altum, setis 

 elongatis ornatum ; eul- 

 men obtusum, forte*; mar- 

 gines subcurvati ; apice de- 

 bile, subemarglnata. 



Nares basales. 



Beak elongated, greatly de- 

 pressed, its base twice as 

 broad as high, and fur- 

 nished with elongated bris- 

 tles; the culmen obtuse, 

 but strong; the margins 

 somewhat curved ; the tip 

 weak and slightly notched. 



Nostrils basal. 



