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length; lateral toes unequal, the inner shortest: hinder 
toe shorter than the inner one. Anterior tarsal scales 
divided. 
P. capensis, O. d’Af. 1 12. f. 1. seandens. W. Af. i. pi. SO. 
IcTERiA, Viell. Bill with the 
general form of Brachypus. 
hut the culmen more elevated 
and arched, and both man- 
dibles entire. Wings and tail 
rounded. Tarsus consider- 
ably lengthened and strong. 
Inner toe the shortest ; mid- 
dle toe very long. America. 
{fig. 206. b. 208. b) 
Icteria polyglotta. Wilson, pi. G. 
f. 2. 
SuBFAM. MYOTHERINiE. Ant Thrushes. 
Bill straight, somewhat cylindrical ; the tip suddenly 
bent down or hooked. 
B.asvcephala, Sw. Bill as long as the head, straight ; 
the tip abruptly hooked, the base wide, the rest 
somewhat cylindrical. Gonys strong, ascending. Nos- 
trils and front of the head defended by rigid 
feathers and bristles, pointing in different directions. 
Rictus strongly bristled. Tarsus lengthened, slender : 
lateral scales numerous, small, oval. Toes and claws 
slender : inner toe shortest ; outer toe connected to 
the middle as far as the first joint. Hind claw 
large. Wings and tail rounded. 
H. rufescens. Braz. B. pi. 76. syndactyla. W. Af. i. 261. 
Myothera, Illiger. Feet lengthened, rather stout. 
The lateral scales of the tarsus in one entire piece. 
Claws not broad, nor greatly curved. Bill as in the 
unall Tliamnophilce. Wings short. Tail moderate, 
rounded.* 
* Urotornus. Pormidvm'a, and all the other small Myotherts. 
teet weak, ami the tarsal scales and claws similar to those of ThafnnopnuuSf 
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