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PICiE. 
GENUS 20. 
GUCULOUS— CUCKOW. 
The Lirso^ean characters of this genus, 
as give a by Gmelin, are, 
Mill; smooth, a little curved. 
Nostrils; surrounded by a small rim. 
Tongue; arrowed, short, pointed. 
Feet; formed for climbing. 
The different species (of which Gmelin 
enumerates fifty-five, besides varieties) be- 
longing to this genus are d ispersed through 
the four quarters of the globe; they are 
much more numerous in the hot, than in 
the temperate or cold regions. 
Only one species is to be found in the 
British Isles, and not more than two or 
three are natives even of Europe. 
