Order II. PASSERES. 
Tribe III. Dentirostr.es, 
Family IV. Amtelidie. 
The third Subfamily, 
AMPELINjE, or Chatterers, 
have the Bill more or less long, with the gape very wide, the culmen rather depressed and curved to the 
tip, which is emarginated ; the sides compressed towards the apex, the gonys long and ascending ; the 
Nostrils lateral, mostly exposed, and somewhat oval ; the Wings moderate, with the second to the fourth 
quills generally the longest ; the Tail generally short and even ; the Tarsi mostly short, and the Toes 
long, the outer toe slightly united at the base. 
Phibalura Vieill* 
Bill rather short, and the base very broad, with the culmen gradually curved, and the sides com- 
pressed to the tip, which is emarginated ; the gonys short and ascending ; the nostrils lateral and placed 
in a broad groove, with the opening rounded, and partly concealed by the frontal plumes. Wings long, 
with the first quill nearly as long as the second and third, which are equal and longest. Tail lengthened 
and much forked. Tarsi shorter than the middle toe, strong and broadly scutellated. Toes long and 
strong, with the outer toe longer than the inner, and united at its base, the hind toe strong and long ; 
the claws strong, compressed, and curved. 
The type of this genus is found in the tropical portions of America. 
P. flavirostris Vieill. Gal. des Ois. t. 74. — Phibalura cristata Swains. Zool. Illustr. pi. 31., Temm. PI. col. 118 . ; Pipra chrysopogon 
Wagl. ; Pipra forficata Thunb. 
Tees a Vieill. f 
Bill moderate, rather depressed, and the base extremely broad, with the culmen gradually curved, and 
the sides suddenly compressed for two-thirds of their length to the tip, which is emarginated ; the gonys 
moderate, and ascending ; the nostrils lateral, with the opening rounded and paitly concealed. Wings 
moderate, with the first quill nearly as long as the second, which is rather longei than the third. Tail 
* Established by Vieillot in 1816 ( Analyse , <*c. p. 31.). M. Gloger changed the name to Chelidis in 1827- 
f Vieillot established tins genus in 1816 {Analyse, i fc. p. 38.) : in 1825 the same author changed the name to Tersina. 
