Genus— OCYPH APS. 
OcYPHAPS (Gould) Gray, App. List Gen. B., p. 12 (1842) . . . . 0. lophotes. 
Much larger than Lophophaps — almost the size of a Partridge ; head with a 
long crest of very narrow and sharply-pointed feathers. Tail long and 
graduated, consisting of fourteen rectrices. The wing is peculiar, the third 
primary being strongly attenuated from the middle. Bill less strong than in 
Lophophaps. 
Distribution. Australia. (One species only,) 
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