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throat and one half of the ears, and hy another, of 
a crescent shape, across the interscapulars; the 
outer margin of the wing, the whole of the prima- 
ries and secondaries, and the inner web of the ter- 
tials, together with the tail and thighs, are deep 
black ; the bill is blue-black ; the feet deep black. 
The tail is even, but the under feather is the short- 
est ; the feathers in front of the throat are small, 
compact, and scale like. 
Total length, about 6 inches ; bill, front, j ; 
wings, nearly 3 ; tail beyond, 1 ; base, 2j ; tar- 
sus, £. 
The third division of this family is the genus 
MEGALOPHUS, 
at present represented by a single bird, whose 
structure is as remarkable as its appearance is 
beautiful. "We have already attempted to show its 
natural station in this family and with its congeners. 
This extraordinary bird is not much bigger than a 
robin, and has nothing to recommend it in the 
general colour of its plumage, which is brown on 
the wings and back, and deep buff on the tail and 
under parts. Its crest, however, is perhaps the 
largest and most beautiful of any perching bird yet 
discovered : no adequate idea of this splendid oma- 
