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INTRODUCTION. 
Family CTJCTJLID.E. Cuckoos. 
Genus EUDYNAMIS, Vig. & Horsf. Oriental Region, Australia, New Zealand, and Polynesia. 
Gen. char. — Bill long, broad, with the eulmen curved, and the sides compressed to the tip, which is slightly 
emarginated ; the gonys short and angulated; the nostrils basal, lateral, and placed in a short membranous groove, 
with the opening large and exposed. Wings moderate, with the fourth and fifth quills equal and longest. Tail 
lengthened and rounded. Tarsi rather short, robust, and covered in front with broad scales. Toes unequal, the 
outer anterior toe the longest. 
Genus CHRYSOCOCCYX, Boie. Warmer portions of the Old World. 
Gen. char. — Bill broad, and rather depressed at the base, with the eulmen curved, and the sides gradually 
compressed towards the tip, which is entire and acute ; the gonys long and arched ; the nostrils basal, lateral, and 
placed in a short, broad, membranous groove, with the opening round and exposed. Wings lengthened and pointed, 
with the third quill the longest. Tail long and graduated, or even, and the outer feathers on each side shorter 
than the others. Tarsi very short, feathered below the knee, and the exposed part covered with broad scales. Toes 
unequal ; the outer anterior toe the longest, and united to the inner one at the base. 
Order PSITTACI. 
Family PLATYCERCIDiE. Parrakeets. 
Genus PLATYCERCUS, Vigors. New Zealand, Polynesia, Australia, and New Guinea. 
Gen. char. — Bill moderate, with the sides swollen, and the eulmen rounded, and arched to the tip, which is 
sometimes obtuse ; the lateral margins curved and slightly dentated, or entire ; the gonys broad, rather biangular 
on the sides, and curved upwards ; the nostrils basal, lateral, exposed, and rounded, and placed in a small rounded 
cere near the eulmen. Wings moderate and concave, with the first quill shorter than the second and third, which 
are nearly equal and longest, and the webs of the first four quills suddenly dilated near the base. Tail lengthened, 
broad, and nearly even, or much graduated, with the feathei’s towards the tip more or less narrowed and rounded 
or pointed. Tarsi shorter than the middle toe, and covered with minute scales. Toes moderate, much padded 
beneath, the outer anterior one the longest; and the claws long, compressed, curved, and acute. 
Family NESTORID.ZE. Nestors. 
Genus NESTOR, Wagler. Endemic. 
Gen. char. Bill much lengthened, the sides compressed, especially near the eulmen, which is rounded and much 
arched to the tip, which is long and acute ; the base of the lower mandible partly hidden by the projecting feathers 
and the sides rather compressed, with the gonys nearly flat and ascending towards the tip; the nostrils moderate 
rounded, and placed in the cere. Wings long and pointed, with the third and fourth quills the longest. Tail 
moderate, and nearly even at the end, with the feathers firm and broad, and the shafts prolonged beyond the web 
Tarsi as long as the inner anterior toe and covered with small scales. Toes moderate, the two outer ones the longest 
and all covered with small irregular scales. 
