LANIAD^. CEBLEPYKINJE. 
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Bicrures, Vieillot. { fig . 204. a ) Bill wide at the base, 
much compressed beyond; the culmen considerably 
arched, and curved at the tip ; base of the bill, and 
the nostrils, hid by incumbent rigid feathers and 
strong bristles. Wings long, pointed, but with the 
three first quills graduated. Tail long, forked, and 
generally lyrate. Feet very - short. Hinder toe and 
claw as long as the middle one, and equal to the tarsus. 
D. cinereus. O. d’Af. pi. 170- atripennis. W. Af. i. £56. 
caiiipcnnis. W. Af. i. 254. 
SuEFAM. CEBLEPYRINAL. Caterpillar- Catchers. 
Bill broad at the base, but destitute of long bristles. 
Rictus nearly smooth. Wings pointed ; the three first 
quills graduated. Feathers on the rump very thick, 
and apparently spinous. 'I'ail with the centre einargi- 
Rate, and the sides rounded. Feet short ; lateral toes 
Unequal. Warm latitudes of the Old World. 
^Iebi.epyris, Cuv. ( fig . 115 . p . 6 .) Bill strong; the 
culmen considerably arched. The nostrils concealed 
by very short, compact, incumbent, and somewhat rigid 
feathers. Rictus with a few short bristles. AVings 
with the fourth quill longest. Lateral toes unequal. 
Tarsus longer than the hinder toe. Colours plain. 
C. mentalis. H.andV. Lin.Tr. xv. pectoralis. AV. Af.i. 249. 
OxYNOTi’s, Sw. Bill strong ; the base broad ; the cul- 
men elevated and arched ; the tip considerably hooked; 
both mandibles notched; front defended by rigid 
diverging feathers. Rictus strongly bristled. Feathers 
of the head thickly interspersed with setaceous hairs. 
AFings and tail rounded. Feathers on the back very 
rigid. Tarsi strong. The claws large and curved. * 
O. fernigineus. Freyc. Voy. Allas, pi. 17. 
Campephaoa, Vieillot. ( fig. 204^. c) General structure 
of CMepgrU, but smaller and weaker. Bill sur- 
* I am not without suspicion that this may prove to be a Lonius, in the 
uisguise of a Ccblcpyris. The only specimen I have ever seen is in Pans. 
I caniiotj tiieroforc, at this time, re-cxaiuiue it. 
