CAPITONINiE 
of 
The only species is found in the vast forests of Sumatra, where it wanders from tree to tree in search of various kinds 
wild berries, preferring especially the fruits of the wild figs. 
P. pyrolophus Mull. PI. col. 597- 
Megalorhynchus Eyton.* 
Bill large, more elevated than broad at the base, and the sides suddenly compressed, with the 
culmen arched and keeled towards the tip, which is slightly hooked ; the nostrils basal, lateral, large, 
and covered with small bristles. Wings moderate, with the third to the sixth quills nearly equal and 
longest. Tail moderate and rounded. Tarsi the length of the anterior outer toe, and covered in front 
with broad scales. Toes long, the outer lateral toes equal, the anterior pair united at the base beyond 
the first joint ; the claws moderate, compressed, and curved. 
The type is found in Malacca ; but its habits and manners have not been noticed. 
M. Hayii (Gray), Zool. Misc. p. 33 . — Micropogon fuliginosus Temm ; Caloramphus sanguinolentus Less.; Megalorhynchus spinosus 
Eyton. 
* Mr. Eyton established this genus in 1839 ( Proc . Zool. Soo. 1839, p. 106.). Caloramphus of M. Lesson (1839) is synonymous. 
March, 1846. 
