BY T. C. EYTON, Esq. 
DENDREXETASTES, Nob. 
Bill strong, thick and short, not laterally compressed or depres- 
sed, pointed. 
capitoides, Nob. 
SITT ASOMUS. 
Bill of moderate length, the upper mandible bent downwards at 
the tip, broad at the base, and slightly compressed towards the tip. 
griseus, Jard. 
amazonus , Deville et 0. des Murs. 
sylvioides , Lafres. 
erythracus , Licht. 
The following birds have been placed in this subfamily, but do 
not belong to it : — 
Picolaptes capistratus , Less. Picolaptes brunneicapillis , Lafres. 
Picolaptes scolopaceus , Lafres. Picolaptes zonatus , Less. Pico- 
laptes megalopterus , Lafres. 
And according to Mons. Lafresnaye, the following mentioned in 
Mr. Gray’s genera of birds : — 
Dendrocolaptes maculatus , Picolaptes super ciliosus, Picolaptes 
miniatus, Picolaptes albogularis. 
DENDROCOPS OLIVACEUS, Eyton. 
D. supra subtusque lsete olivaceo-brunneo ; alis caudaqne fer- 
rugineis, gula palidiore, rostro aterrimo. 
Long. corp. 9.5; ros. from i . 2 ; ala?, 5 ; tar. i. 
The above bird may be distinguished from all the other species of 
this genus, except cayanensis, by its superior size. It is of a rather 
brighter tint of colouring than fumigatus , and is entirely destitute 
of superciliary stripes. 
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