°«i«n. passekes. 
Tribe II. Fissirostres Diurnte. 
Family, 
ALCEDTNIDiE, or Kingfishers, 
hay e the Bill 
rna iidibi more or less lengthened, generally straight, and broad at the base, with the tips of both 
short ai ] USUa ^ acu ^ c > tlic Nostrils lateral ; the Wings more or less long and rounded ; the Tail mostly 
°ne behind ° Unded 011 ^ ie s l f lesj the Tarsi short and strong; the Toes long, sometimes three before and 
> and sometimes two and two, and of various lengths. 
The 
^ rs t Subfamily, 
BUCCONINiE, or Puffbirds, 
haVe the Bill f 
hoob 0( j ° Var ’ 01,s lengths, elevated and broad at the base, with the tip curved and sometimes 
bris tl es • tllEt ° f the ,0WGr mandible ; the Nostrils lateral, basal, and hidden by the frontal plumes and 
r i° s tiy (l f G more or less long, with the third to the fifth quills usually the longest ; the Tail 
°f Yarn derate length ; the Tarsi short and robust, with the Toes two before and two behind, and 
1 mus length 
° ns > the outer anterior toe the longest. 
Sill 
Bucco Linn.* 
ftiore or 1 i 
c Unved at q ess 011 S’ ole vat ed, and very broad at the base, with the culmen sloping, and suddenly 
COT OpressGtl ’ s more or less hooked, and sometimes bifid at the extreme end; the sides much 
^ l(i r 'ostri] s Wait * s ^‘e tip, the lateral margins straight, and the gonys very long and curved upwards ; 
* 0 ll Ufi e q ^ ' Gra T an< l sunk in a short membranous groove, with the opening anterior, somewhat 
quill C ° riCea led by the projecting plumes and bristles. Wings moderate and rounded, with the 
^ U)t ter ^ an ^ the fourth the longest. Tail long, broad, even, and rounded on the sides. Tarsi 
tlle °ute r the middle toe ’ strong, and covered in front with transverse scales. Toes of various length, 
01 h’figer than the outer posterior toe ; the claws long, compressed, and acute. 
w **«o*a 
Gra yTl84n' S g6nUS in 1766 - Tamatia of Cuvier (1817), Capita of M. Temminck (1820), Cyphos of Spix (1824), Chaun- 
)’ a ’ l( ' Nyctactes of Mr. Strickland (1841) are synonymous. 
