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first quill short and pointed ; the second shorter than the third, acutely pointed in the male, and emarginated and 
narrowing into a long point in the female ; the third rather shorter than the fourth, fifth, and sixth, which are 
equal, longest, and rounded at the ends. 
Genus POGONORNIS, Gray. Endemic. 
Gen. char. — Bill moderate, very slender, and much compressed on the sides, with the culmen and lateral margins 
gradually curved to the tip, which is strongly emarginated ; the gonys long and curved ; and the gape furnished with 
lengthened slender bristles ; the nostrils basal, large, and placed in a large groove, with the opening linear, oblique, 
and covered by a membranous scale. Wings moderate, with the fourth quill the longest. Tail moderate and 
emarginated. Tarsi long and robust, and covered in front with transverse scales. Toes long, with the outer longer 
than the inner, and united at its base; the hind toe long and strong; the claws long, compressed, and acute. 
Genus A C A NT FI O C H JE R A , Vig. & Horsf. Peculiar to Australia. 
Gen. char. — Billl ong, rather slender, broad, and elevated at the base, with the culmen and lateral margins 
curved, and the sides compressed to the tip, which is slightly emarginated and acute ; the gonys long and curved ; 
the nostrils basal, large, in a broad membranous groove, and the opening covered by a prominent membranous 
scale. Wings moderate and rounded, with the first four quills graduated, and the fifth and sixth equal and longest. 
Tail long, broad, and graduated on the sides. Tarsi as long as, or longer than, the middle toe, and covered in front 
with transverse scales. Toes moderate, with the inner toe shorter than the outer, which is united at its base; claws 
long, slender, curved, and very acute. 
Family XENICID^. Dwarf Pittas. 
Genus XENICUS, Gray. Endemic. 
Gen. char. Bill moderate, more or less straight, moderately narrow at the base, and compressed to tip ; 
culmen slightly curved at the apex ; margin straight ; gonys angulated one third of its length, and advancing towards 
the tip, and straight to the base ; nostrils sunk in a short broad groove, with the opening large, oval, and partly 
closed by a membrane. Wings short, rounded, with the third, fourth, and fifth quills nearly equal and longest. 
Tarsi lengthened, slender, longer than the middle toe, covered by an entire scale. Toes rather long, slender ■ inner 
toe free at the base, the outer one connected nearly to the first joint of the middle toe ; claws long, curved, 
and very acute. 
