Ord er H, 
passeres. 
Tribe II. Tenuirostres. 
Th, 
6 Sec °nd Family, 
PROMEROPIDiE, or Sun-Birds, 
h; 
ave the Bill 
°asal 
> and 
more or less lengthened, slender, and usually curved throughout its length ; the Nostrils 
the q " COVere( i hy a scale ; the Wings moderate ; the Tail of various lengths, even or graduated ; 
a Cut a | Sl m °derate, and covered with broad scales ; the Toes moderate, and armed with curved and 
clawi 
s. 
Th 
' Subfamily, 
* Ve «>e Bill 
PROMEROPINiE, or Sun-Birds, 
and 
more or less long, slender, curved, with the sides compressed to the tip, which is acute, 
^ atera l margin sometimes finely serrated; the Nostrils basal, and the opening closed by a 
_^ n °us scale; the Wings moderate; the Tail more or less long, with the middle feathers 
Prolonged beyond the others; the Tarsi usually short; the Toes moderate; the outer toe 
n § er than the inner, and united at its base ; the Claws moderate, curved, and acute. 
**th. 
e %es 
** lo: 
Drepanis Tenim.* 
mote or , , 
acut e . ^ xess i° n g and curved, with the base broad, and the sides compressed to the tip, which is 
V a memb b ° n ^ S ^ 0rj ^ anc ^ cur ved ; the nostrils basal and lateral, with the opening small, and covered 
’Tit'd a n ,} ^ lan ° u ' s scale. Wings moderate; the first quill wanting, the second nearly as long as the 
’°e, Ul th, which are equal and longest. Tail moderate and even. Tarsi longer than the middle 
Utl Red ^ 61 broad scales. Toes moderate ; the outer toe rather longer than the inner, and 
e base ; the hind toe long and strong ; the claws rather short, compressed, and acute. 
These 
^ the Sandwich Islands; they are gregarious, and are usually seen thrusting their bills and 
S ’ °f the s>.^-' 10US ” owers to obtain the nectar and insects that conceal themselves in them. The natives catch 
%e r 
ar ticl, 
eg T hj snares for the sake of their feathers, with which they make their feathered dresses, helmets, and 
M. 
1 M. ... 
nStein ( C l838) ablished this 8 ellus in 1820. Vestiaria of Dr. Fleming (1820) is synonymous. It embraces Hemignathus of 
