LANIINiE. 
Eurocephalus A. Smith * 
Bill strong and short, with the culmen curved, and the sides compressed to the tip, which is 
slightly emarginated; the gonys long and ascending; the gape furnished with a few short bristles ; 
the nostrils basal, with the opening oval and covered by the projecting frontal plumes. Wings long 
and pointed, with the third quill the longest. Tail long and rounded. Tarsi as long as the middle 
toe, strong, and covered in front with strong transverse scales. Toes short and strong ; with the lateral 
toes nearly equal, and free at their bases ; the hind toe moderate, and broadly padded ; the claws mode- 
rate, curved, and acute. 
The species that forms the 'type of this genus is found both in North and South Africa. It is remarkably shy, and 
is usually seen in small flocks searching for insects. When one was wounded, its companions continued hoverino- about 
and approaching it until it was removed. 
E. anguitimens A. Smith, 111. Zool. S. Afr. Birds, pi. ., Rupp. Syst. Uebers. Vog. &c. t. 27. - Chadoblemma leucocephala Swains. 
Cyclorhis Swains. f 
Bill moderate, with the culmen elevated at the base, curved, and much compressed on the sides to 
the tip, which is emarginated ; the gonys long, and curved upwards ; the nostrils lateral, with the opening 
rounded and partly covered by the frontal feathers. Wings moderate and rounded ; with the fourth, fifth, 
and sixth quills equal and longest. Tail moderate and emarginated. Tarsi rather longer than the middle 
toe, strong, and covered in front with transverse scales. Toes moderate ; with the outer toe longer than 
the inner, and slightly united at its base ; the hind toe long and strong ; the claws moderate, curved, 
and acute. 
It is in the vast forests of the tropical parts of South America that the species of this genus are found. 
1. C. guianensis (Gmel.) Swains. B. of Br. pi. 58 Cyclarhis 3. C. flaviventris De Lafr. 
polioeephala Tschudi. 4. C. nigrirostris Guer. Mag. de Zool. 1843. t. 33. 
2. C. ochrocephala Tschudi, Wiegm. Archiv. 1846. 
Falcunculus Vieil.\ 
Bill moderate, with the culmen elevated at the base, arched, and the sides much compressed to the tip, 
which is acute and emarginated ; the gonys long, and curved upwards ; the nostrils lateral, with the opening 
* It was in 1836 that Dr. Smith established this genus. 
f Mr. Swainson established this genus in 1824 ( Zool . Journ. p. 162.). In 1837 M. D’Orbigny changed the name to Laniagra. 
$ Vieillot established this genus in 1816 ( Analyse , SfC. p. 40.). 
