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EUPTILOSUS. — EUROCEPHALUS. 
Synon.: Eupsichortyx Gould. 
Rostrum breve et gracilius quam in Ortyge; culmine gradatim a basi descen- 
dente, tomiis mandibulae inferioris denticulis duobus parvulis, apicem versus in- 
structis; naribus modice magnis et operculo obtectis; orbitis plumis indutis; caput 
crista gracili elongata decoratum; alae concavae et rotundatae, remige primaria 
quarta caeteris longiore; cauda brevis et e plumis duodecim flexilibus confecta; 
tarsi cum digitis et unguibus modice longi; digitis anticis membrana basali conjunctis. 
affinis Gray, Handlist Birds II. 273. = Ortyx a/finis Vig. 
cristata Gould, Monogr. Odontophoridae 16. Tb. 9. = Ortyx cristata Gray. 
hypoleucus Gould, Proceed. Zool. Soc. 1860. 62. = Ortyx hypoleuca. 
leucofrenatus Elliot, Ann. Lyc. New York 1860. VII. 106. Tb. 3. = Ortyx 
Leglandi Moore. 
leucopogon Gould, Monogr. Odontophor. 17. Tb. 13. = Ortyx leucopogon Less. 
leucotis Gould, Monogr. Odontophor. 16. Tb. 10. = Ortyx leucotis Gould. 
Leglandi Gray, Handlist Birds II. 273. = Ortyx Leglandi Moore. 
parvicristatus Gould, Monogr. Odontophor. 17. Tb. 12. = Ortyx parvicri- 
stata Gould. 
Sclateri Bonaparte, Compt. rend. 1856. XLII. 883. — Ortyx Sclateri. 
Sonninii Gould, Monogr. Odontophor. 16. Tb. 11. == Ortyx Sonninii Steph. 
thoracica Bonaparte, Compt. rend. 1856. XLII. 883. = Ortyx thoracica Gamb. 
EUPTILOSUS Reichenbach, Natürl. Syst. 1850. Tf. 54. = Pycnonotus eupti- 
losus Jard. 
EURHYNCHUS Latreille, Fam. règne anim. 1825. = Microglossus Geoffr. 
EURICER0S Bonaparte, Conspectus Avium I. 92. = Euryceros Less. 
EURINORHYNCHUS (Scolopacidae. — supuvo dilatare, puyx°C rostrum) Nilson, 
Ornith. suec. 1821. II. 29. — Gray, Genera Birds 1845. III. 578. — Hart- 
laub, Journ. Ornith. 1859. VII. 325. == Tringa. 
Synon.: Eurhinorhynchus, Eurinorhynchus, Eurinoryncus , Eurinorinchus , Eurinorhyn- 
cus, Eurinorincus. 
Bill rather longer than the head, straight, compressed at the base for two 
thirds of its length, dilated and depressed on the sides at the tip, so as to become 
rhomboidal, with a sharpê angular projection in front; the nostrils basal, lateral, 
longitudinal and placed in a nasal groove. Wings very long and pointed, with 
the first quill the longest. Tail short and rather rounded. Tarsi moderate, slightly 
compressed and reticulated. Toes moderate and slender, with the lateral ones 
equal, the base slightly united and the sides margined by a membrane; the hind 
toe elevated and short; the claws small and slightly curved, 
griseus Nilson, Ornith. suec. II. 29. = Tringa pygmaea. 
orientalis Blyth, Ann. mag. nat. hist. 1844. XIII. 178. = Tringa. pygmaea. 
pygmaeus Pearson, Asiat. Research. 1837. XIX. 69. Tb. 9. = Tringa pygmaea. 
EUROCEPHALUS (Laniadae. — eupuç latus, x.z<p<xky\ caput) Smith, Illustr. 
S. Afr. Zool. 1836. — Layard, Birds S. Africa 161. 
Synon.: Eurycephalus Agass. — Chaetoblemma Swains. — Chatoblemma Bonap. 
Bill strong and short, with the culmen curved, and the sides compressed to 
the tip, which is slightly emarginated ; the gonys long and ascending; the gap fur- 
nished with a few short bristles; the nostrils basal, with the opening oval, and 
covered by the projecting frontal plumes; wings long and pointed, with the third 
quill the longest; tail long and rounded; tarsi as long as the middle toe, strong 
and covered in front with strong transverse scales; toes short and strong with the 
lateral toes nearly equal, and free at their bases; the hind toe moderate and 
broadly pudded; the claws moderate, curved and acute. — 2 Specc. 
aiiguitiiuens Smith, Illustr. S. Afr. Zool. Tb. — Gray, Genera Birds I. 293. 
Tb. 71. Fig. 4. — Sharpe, Ibis 1870. 143. [Africa merid. Angola. 
Chaetoblemma leucocephala Swainson, An. Meuag. 282. 
RYippelli Bonaparte, Revue Mag. Zoo!. 1853. 440. — v. Heuglin, Vögel NO. 
Afr. I. 487. [Shoa. 
Eurocephalus anguitimens Rüppell, Syst. Uebers. NO. Afr. 23. Tf. 27. 
