Order II. PASSE RES. 
Tribe IV. Conikostres. 
Family I. Corvidae. 
The third Subfamily, 
CALLiEATINAE, or Tree-Crows, 
have the Bill short, with the culmen elevated at the base, and much curved to the tip ; the sides 
compressed, and the gonys long and straight; the Wings short and rounded ; the Tail lengthened and 
graduated ; the Tarsi more or less long, and covered in front with broad scales; the Toes moderate, with 
the lateral ones unequal. 
Callasas Ford. * 
Bill short, strong, with the culmen elevated at the base, and suddenly curved from the base to the 
^P, which is entire ; the sides compressed, and the gonys lengthened and slightly arched ; the nostrils 
basal, lateral, pierced in a membranous channel, and the opening partly concealed by the frontal plumes. 
Wings short and rounded, with the sixth and seventh quills equal and longest. Tail moderately long, 
and rounded, with the shaft of each feather ending in a bristly point. Tarsi long, longer than the 
middle toe, and strongly scutellated in front with one lengthened scale. Toes moderate, the lateral 
ones unequal, and free at their base, the outer toe the longest; the hind toe very long and strong, and 
all armed with strong curved claws. 
This bird is found in both the islands of New Zealand, where it is usually seen walking about on the ground 
searching for the larva; or grubs of insects, and is occasionally observed on trees of various lands, for the purpose o 
obtaining their fruits and berries. It is also said to devour young birds. 
C. cinerea Forst. Desc. p. 74., leones ined. 52., Daud. Ora. t. 21., Vieill. Gal. des Ois. t. 93., Voy. de 1 Astrol. Ois. t. 1 5. * P 
cinerea Gmel. 
Struthidea Gould.' f 
Bill short, with the culmen elevated at the base, advancing on the forehead, where it is rounded, and 
much curved to the tip, which is entire ; the lateral margin curved, and the gonys ascending ; the 
* Forster established this genus in 1788 (Enchiridion Hist. Nat. laser, p. 35.). In the same year Gmelm gave 
t° the same type. . In 1837 Mr. Swainson proposed the name of 
+ It was in 1836 that Mr. Gould established this genus (Proc. Zool. Soc. 1830, p. 143.;. 
achy stoma for the same bird. 
