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aceous ; the aperture naked, and nearly round. Feet 
very short, strong. Legs feathered below the knees. 
Wings moderate ; the first quill spurious, the two 
next graduated. Tail lengthened, and slightly forked. 
P. cinereus. Z. I. ii. pl.CS. 120. nitens. Parts. No. 16. 
LiinvsoLOi’Uus, Sw. Walking Tynmts, Bill lengthened, 
as long as the head ; the sides compressed. Rictus 
bristled. Wings rounded ; the two first quills gradu- 
ally pointed at their ends ; tertials lengthened, nearly 
as long as the primaries. Feet large, formed for 
walking. Lateral toes equal. Tail even. Brazil. 
C. ambulaiis. Spix, ii. pi. 23. 
Saurophaul's, Sw, Bill lengthened ; the sides com- 
pressed; the tip abruptly hooked, and deeply notched. 
Gonys thick, ascending. Wings moderate. Feet 
moderate, stout. Lateral toes equal. 
S. sulpburatus. PI. Etd. 269. pusillus. Parts. No.l2. 
Mlegastoma, Sw. Habit ami general structure of Sau- 
roplnigm ; but the bill is very large, and broad 
along its whole length. Inner toe shorter than the 
outer. 
M. flaviceps, i iifieeps, and .atriceps. Part 5. No. 1.3, 14, IS. 
Tyuannus, Vieillot. Typical Tyrants. Size large. Bill 
of diflerent sizes, but always broad and depressed. 
Wings rather long ; the primaries abruptly sinuated, 
and pointed at their tips. Feet small, and gene 
rally feeble ; the inner toe shortest. The claws slem- 
der, strong, very acute, and fully curved. Tail 
moderate, broad, more or less forked. 
T. inirupidus. AVilson, pi. 1.3. f. 1. 
Milvulus, Sw. Tail considerably lengthened, and very 
deeply forked. 
M. forficatus. PI. Enl. 677. loiigipeimis. III. O. i. pi. 42. 
Tybannui.a, Sw. Little Tyrants. Size, in general, 
small. Habit and general structure of Tyrannus, 
but the tail is never forked, nor the primary quills 
abruptly sinuated or pointed at their tips.* 
* The subgenera of the last, and more particularly of this group, which 
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