ORNITHOLOGICAL NOTES. 
18. Linneopieus, Malh.— An original genus, of which L, her- 
minieri (Lesson) is the type. It seems closely allied to Melaner- 
pes, especially to M. torquatus. 
The following are the characters assigned to Linneopicus'— 
“ Beak long, pointed, and a little curved; the sides compressed. 
Lateral grooves hardly visible on the upper mandible. Chin 
covered with small hair-like feathers, as far as the symphysis , 
(échanerure), which extends half the length of the beak from 
the rictus. Fourth and fifth remiges longest and almost equal; 
sometimes the fourth or fifth exceeds the other, but very slightly; 
the third differs little from the two last mentioned. Tail long, 
graduate. Anterior outer toe longer than the posterior outer toe. 
No crest. Quills of remiges and rectrices blackish. Neither sex 
has any moustache or band on the lower jaw.” 
19. Geopicos, Malh., Section I. = Colaptes, Swains., 1827. Type. 
C. auratus (Linn.) 

Section II. = Geocolaptes, Swains., 1837. 
Type, G. olivaceus (Lath.) 
From the above summary, it appears that though M. Malherbe 
has introduced seventeen new generic names, only two of these are 
new or original genera. All the remaining generic groups had “pape 
long since recognised by other authors, their definitions drawn "P 
with more or less exactness, and their type-specics permanently 
determined. But though the chief generic subdivisions of the Picil” 
were thus already prepared to M. Malherbe’s hand, this gentlema"* 
labours are not the less to be commended, for the diligence As 
which he has investigated and generalized the characters of a 
groups, and determined the generic position of the numerous spec 
of this family. — H. EZ. 8S, 
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