ON THE GENERA. 
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oveftoZd d s i* Z ^ “ ‘ hiS " “ P oillt which not well be 
retZed tb tbZ7 S l’,"'™ 4 “ higher th “ “ ^ific separation, we have 
~-M, g T US ' , tb r "Z' fc CUlmen rcimded “d inflated at the base, and 
— “ — - - -letZrrr ; 
There is only one species known of this genus, which comes from the west coast of Africa 
?~Th tW ° TZ bUt hiS T - punctata is clearly only the immature birdZ 
wl • l hi ’ c f y aiG f ° Und m PaU ’ S m the great f ° rest of Gaboon > and feed on insects 
Inch they find m the crevices of bark. They build in holes of trees. 
A". Pectore setis nigris ornato. 
«• Supra nigra flavipunctata 
T. hirsuta. 
2. Genus Pogonoriiyychus. 
archtran^nlZZ 1 ‘T “ ” * litUe longer than the he “ d . culmen rounded and 
M teeZ i,Z, d 8 7 \ " SPeC1CS ; " PPer mandiWe f ™ shed with »“■= or two power- 
“d b^Z'Xi tlZ ’ “ d SU8htly COmPKSSed *°™* ‘ he nostrils rounded 
° 0aISe ’ “ d Wack < e “P* » -P. le^ocepUus, which are 
sabet,Z:r„:et. Tal ZeZZ 8 “ “ *"“* ^ - 
and consisting of t°n feather” f Z ’T’ 8 Ut ° ne - third shorter thm wing, 
powerful, the exterior toes being muTZ g^ tZZe ‘ “ 
Th! ;rzzt r ; : to awde them ^ *» 
Wles. Three of them £ t'JH fT** ^ “ d “““ 
the upper plumage black and the underparts ’red and black, ZZvLZfltkfand rump g 
he fourth species (P. melanoptems) differs in colouring; but the above-mentioned chaZ 
tenst.cs will serve to distinguish it. The second contains all the remaining species 
are smaller birds, with black bills, and the second tooth is rudimentary or wantiZ Z 
bristles are also less developed. b ’ 
Then-food consists of wild fruits, berries, and insects and their larv®. It is difficult t 
say what use the teeth are put to. Mr. Monteiro suggests that they may be for 
ff bark, as he found the stomachs of some full of green bark. They nestle in holes of L ee “ 
hen- eggs are white. They have a loud, ringing, but monotonous note, which s 1 P II 
repeated _ quickly several times, while they bow the head from side to side. In!! 1 r 
sua y ount in the depth of the forests among the higher branches of the t , 
Mr Ussher, the Governor of Fantee, mentions finding them in low thorn bush t, T % ' 
probably had descended in search of food). The you!- apnear t0 ° bush es (they most 
until old enough to pair ° 1 ““ Wlth their Parents 
