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INTRODUCTION. 
Genus CREADION, Vieillot. Endemic. 
Gen. char. — Bill longer than the head and rather straight, with the culmen flattened and sloping and the 
sides compressed to the tip, which is depressed and obtuse ; the lateral margins straight, and angulated near 
the base ; the gonys long and ascending ; the nostrils lateral, and placed in a membranous groove, which is mostly 
clothed with short feathers, with the opening suboval. Wings short and rounded, with the first quill short, and 
the fourth, fifth, and sixth equal and longest. Tail long and rounded. Tarsi nearly as long as the middle toe, and 
covered in front with almost entire scales. Toes long • the lateral toe unequal, with the outer united at the base ; 
the hind toe long and strong ; the claws long, curved, and very acute. 
Family TURNAGRIDiE. Thick-billed Thrushes. 
Genus TURNAGRA, Lesson. Endemic. 
Gen. char. Bill short, broad, and elevated at the base, with the culmen curved and the sides compressed to 
the tip, which is emarginated ; the lateral margins much curved, and the gonys long and ascending ; the nostrils 
basal, with the opening anterior, rather rounded, and slightly covered with a few bristles and plumes. Wings 
moderate and rounded, with the fifth and sixth quills equal and longest. Tail long, broad and rounded. Tarsi 
longer than the middle toe, strong, and covered in front with broad scales. Toes long and strong, with the outer 
toe longer than the inner, and united at its base ; the hind toe long, strong, and armed with a strong curved claw. 
Family SYLVIID53. Warblers. 
Genus MIRO, Lesson. Endemic. 
Gen. char. — Bill two thirds the length of the head, slender, straight, higher than broad, sides compressed, 
the culmen slightly curved, the gonys long and ascending ; nostrils basal, the opening rather large and suboval. 
Wings moderate, extending to half the length of the tail, rounded and concave, with the first quill very short, the 
third nearly as long as the fourth, which is the longest, the fifth and sixth scarcely shorter. Tail moderate, rather 
broad and even, the feathers cut sharply off at their tips. Tarsi very long and slender. 
