STEATORNIM. 
believe that tl tlUldvS trecs ’ but on the approach of evening they become very active. Mr. Gould is induced to 
as Ehasrnidte p- ^ m ^ 1C biabit of creeping among the branches in search of insects that are in a state of repose, such 
a parasitic i 1Cac and Coleoptera ; he also found in their stomachs the fibres of the roots of what appeared to be 
sticks slightl dnt ' Utter at ™fcbt a loud hoarse noise, consisting of two distinct sounds. The nest is composed of 
t\v 0 egg s ^ ^ter woven together, and placed at the fork of a horizontal branch of a tree. The female usually deposits 
' 1<s °is. 1. 123^1. if ^ . Heg - An ’ “• P- 172. t. 4. f. 1., Vieill. Gal. 
’ > Capvi ln , i * uvieri Vig . Horsf. Less. Tr. d’Orn. t. 33. 
2. ? p P ' Wulgus P0<largu s Bum. 
3 - P- Stu',i'/"" lfS ^ Batb -) Lamb. Icon. ined. 67 . 
? P - Linn - Trans, xv. p.197.. 
• f p . ,1 Lamb - Icon. ined. 69 . 
Cephalus (Lath.) Lamb. Icon. ined. 68. 
6. P. liumeralis Vig. & Horsf. Linn. Trans, xv. p. 198., Gould, 
B. of Austr. pi., Jard. & Selby, 111. Ornith. pi. 88. 
7. P. phalamoides Gould, Pr. Z.S. 1889- p. 142., B. of Austr. pi. 
8. P. bracliypterus or macrorhynchus Gould, Proc. Z. S. 1840. 
p. l63. 
9. P. papuensis Quoy. & Gain). Voy. de 1 Astrol. Ois. t. IS. 
10. P. ocellatus Quoy. & Gaim. Voy. de 1’ Astrol. Ois. t. 14. 
Batbachostomus Gould.* 
Cha 
the loiio’c reSemblin S those of Podargus ; but with the Wings long and rounded, with the sixth quill 
> and the Toes rather short, with the outer toe longer than the inner. 
These birds are found in the islands of the Indian Archipelago. 
1. jj . 
’ B ‘ cornu, „„ ° ISf ^ Linn - Trans, xiii. p. 141., Zool. Res. pi. Kingd. ii. pi. p. 1 14., Gould, Icon. Av. pi. — Podargus Fullertoni 
’ B - «uri tua PI- col. 159. 
( v >gors), 
Raffl. Mem. App. p. 652., Griff. An. 
Hay, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. 184-2. p. 798- 
4. B. stellatus (Gould), Proc. Z. S. 18S7.p.43. 
Bill 
/Eg oth ell:s Vig. Horsf. f 
the 
tip, avI * 1 ■ Ca ''' 5 an< ^ muc h depressed, with the culmen much arched and compressed, especially at 
vdiich 
111 ^he mic] ]] ^ l0 °hed and obtuse ; the lateral margins nearly entire and curved; the nostrils placed 
conce a ] 1 * t ^ le 0 P ei iing- oblique and rather spatuliform, narrowing behind ; the base of the 
r ° u nded W i t ] ^ ^ le Injecting plumes and lengthened bipectinated bristles. Wings moderate and 
r ather l 0llo an( l fourth quills equal and longest. Tail rather long and graduated. Tarsi 
a h<l fp ee . ^ lan ^ le middle toe, slender, and covered with transverse scales. Joes long, slendei, 
ac Ute. ^ le ° u ter toe longer than the inner ; the bind toe long : the claws compressed and 
The sp ec ' 
nilt *' 5 atl<1 thn 18 SCnUS are found in most parts of Australia, where they equally inhabit the forests, the densest 
S lt a Pproach es tl y W0 ° ded distri cts. They remain concealed during the day in the hollows of trees, and as the 
l0y a bout in search of various kinds of insects. If disturbed, they fiy from tree to tree, either 
t Vig org ^ 838 by Air. Gould ( leones Avium'). Bombycistomas of Mr. Hay is synonymous. 
111 r Horsf eld established this genus in 1825 ( Linn . Trans, xv. p. 194.)- 
