CERTHLNjE. 
emarginated ; the gonys long and curved ; the nostrils lateral, placed anteriorly in a short broad groove, 
with the opening large, rounded, and exposed. Wings short, covering the base of the tail, and much 
rounded ; with the sixth quill the longest. Tail very short; with the ends of the feathers rather pointed- 
Tarsi shorter than the middle toe, and covered in front with broad transverse scales. Toes long anC * 
slender ; with the outer toe longer than the inner, and united at the base ; the inner toe very slightly 
united ; the hind toe long, and armed with a long, curved, and acute claw. 
The type of this genus is found at Darjeeling. 
C. Gracei G. II. Gray, Proc. Z. S. 1 847. p. 
Salpornis. 
Bill long, broad, and rather depressed at the base, and curved for its entire length, with the sid eS 
much compressed from the nostrils, and the gonys lengthened and curved ; the nostrils lateral, an 
placed anteriorly in a short broad groove, with the opening large and exposed. Wings very l 01 ’ 0 ’ 
reaching nearly to the end of the tail, and pointed ; with the first quill very short, and the second nea’ty 
as long as the third and fourth, which are equal and longest. Tail rather short, and even ; with the cU 
of the feathers rounded. Tarsi shorter than the middle toe, and covered in front with broad sca ^ e 
Toes long and strong ; the inner toe shorter than the outer, and slightly united at its base, the had 
united beyond the first joint ; the hind toe long, strong, and armed with a strong curved claw. 
It is in India that the type of this division is found, but its habits and manners are unknown. 
S. spilonota (Frankl.) Proc. Z. S. 1831. p. 121. 
Tichoduoma III.* 
ide s 
Bill lengthened, rather curved, and slender ; with the base rather depressed and broad, and th e s 
compressed from the nostrils to the tip, which is entire ; the gonys long, and slightly ascendm D ’ ^ 
nostrils basal, lateral, and sunken, with the opening covered by a membranous scale. Wings l 011 -’ ^ 
rather rounded ; with the first quill short, and the fourth and fifth equal and longest. Tail shoi , 
emarginated ; with the ends of the feathers rather soft. Tarsi shorter than the middle toe, 
and 
Toes long and slender ; with the outer toe longer than the inner, and both united at their base 
toe long and slender ; the claws long, curved, and acute, especially that of the hind toe. 
the k ulC 
* Established by Illiger in 1811 ( Prodr omus Syst. Mamtn. p. 210.). Petrodroma of Vieillot (181(i) is synony 1 
