Genus— MACRO PYGIA. 
Macropygia Swainson, Classif. B., II., p. 348 (1837) . . . . M. phasianella. 
Goccyzura Hodgson, J. As. Soc. Beng., XII., p. 937 (1843) (also 
spelt Coccyxum and Goccyzurus) . . . . . . . . M. tusalia. 
Tusalia, id., ih. 
Differs at a glance from Golumha in having a strongly graduated tail, the 
outer feathers of which are only half the length of the middle ones. The 
rectrices are rounded at the tip, and the tail is sometimes longer than the wing. 
The wings are long and the third primary is, as a rule, the longest. The first 
primary is not abruptly attenuated. Metatarsus very short, feathered on 
the uppermost portion only. The general colour is rufous-chestnut and 
cinnamon. About thirty species are generally recognized. 
Distribution. Australia eastwards to the New Hebrides, and westwards to the 
Himalaya Mountains. 
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