Orel, 
er Ir - passeres. 
Tribe IT. Tenttirostres. 
Family T. UruPin;E. 
Xh, 
Se cond Subfamily, 
EPIM ACHING, or Plumed Birds. 
the Bill 
Wer a i auh lnore or less lengthened, slender, and arched to the tips, which are acute ; the Nostrils 
l'oreh efl( j ^ ^ acc;( l in a broad basal groove, which is mostly concealed by the projecting plumes of the 
ifeiigthg Vmg °l )erari S small and exposed : the Wings moderate and rounded: the Tail of various 
c °Ver e d • lG ^ rnes even or graduated at its end : the Tarsi more or less long, robust, and usually 
Wd to e * ^ 10ac ^ sca l es in front: the Toes long and strong, with the outer toe united at its base ; the 
r y long, strong, and armed with a powerful claw. 
Sill 
Neomorpha Gou / d .* 
more or 1 1 
c Urved t 0 GSS ori e’ arched, and acutely pointed, with the culmen, lateral margins, and gonys 
Iner nbi> ajlf 6 ^ 1 1 )S ’ Ihe sides compressed ; the nostrils basal, lateral, and placed in a short, broad, 
°^Posed *= l00Ve j w hich is mostly covered by the projecting plumes, leaving the opening small and 
rather 1 an< ^ r °nnded ; with the fifth, sixth, and seventh quills nearly equal and longest. 
C ° Ve red h a f ^ roac h ari( l somewhat rounded. Tarsi much longer than the middle toe, robust, and 
th e 1 slightly divided broad scales. Toes long and robust, with the inner toe shorter 
targoo an ^ ^ ree 'the base ; the outer united at its base ; the hind toe two thirds the length of 
atid 
acut e ^ arrnef l with a very long, strong, curved, acute claw ; those of the fore toes long, curved, 
1 t ypi 
ot this division is an inhabitant of New Zealand, especially on the Torirua range of mountains. 
s 0( . r 'j' spreaebi) 0 ' 1 1>erclled on the l° wcr branches of the trees, quickly moving from branch to branch, and at the 
85 ar »l vari n ° Ut * ts kdl’ and throwing up the wings in a grotesque manner. The food of this bird consists of 
us kinds of insects. 
*1. 
of 
B." Ql 
*4 '‘Q.XX Q 
Ph; O. Dp^' u * S ^ ® en> °f Birds, p. 15. — .Neomorpha acutirostris et N. crassirostris Gould, Proc. Z. S. 1835. p. 144., 
s 1 Urs, Iconogr. Ornith. pt. i. t. 2. 
* Established by Mr. Gould in 1836 (Proc. Zool. Soc. 1836, p. 144.). 
