MEBUI*ID-a:. — MYOTHEBIN^' 
Nostrils protected and nearly covered by incumbent 
feathers. Rictus bristled. Wings rounded ; the four 
first quills much graduated. Tail moderate, or 
lengthened, graduated. Feet strong, rather length- 
ened : the inner toe scarcely shorter than the outer. 
India, {fig. 125, 126 . page 25.) 
C. thalassina. PI. Col. 401. Sinensis. PI. Enl. 620. 
Grallaria, Vieillot. Bill thrush-like, as in Pitta. 
Wings rounded ; the two first quills graduated, the 
first half as long as the second, the three next nearly 
equal. Tail short, and rounded. Legs very long : the 
tarsus slender, pale ; the anterior scales divided, the 
lateral scales (typically) entire. Lateral toes nearly 
equal. 
G. rex. PI. Enl. 702. meruloides. 111. Orn. pi. 1 1 - 
MyophonuSj Temminck. Bill strong, thrush-like ; hut 
the upper mandible greatly curved at the tip, and 
destitute of a notch. Wings rounded ; the four first 
quills much graduated. Tail rather short, convex, 
even ; the tip of the feathers mucronate. Legs length- 
ened, strong, black. Inner toe slightly shorter than 
the outer. Tarsal scales smooth and entire. 
M. metallicus. P. C. 170. nitidus. Gray. (pi. unpub.) 
CiNcnus, Bechst. Bill moderate, rather slender, very 
straight, considerably depressed; the tip obsoletely 
notched ; gonys ascending. Nostrils naked, mem- 
branaceous ; the aperture very small and linear. 
Wings moderate, rounded ; the first quill spurious. 
Tail very short, even. Feet large, very strong, pale ; 
the lateral toes equal: the tarsal scales entire and 
smooth. 
C. albicoUis. Selby pi. Pallasii. Gould, C. pi. 24. 
Americanus. N. Z. Bon. Asiaticus. N. Z, ii. 174. 
Om. pi. 16. f. 1. 
SoBFAM. MERULINJE. True Thrushes. 
Wings more lengthened, and pointed. Bill notched, 
+ It appears to me that ChiBirma Vig. is more an “t’frant 
Grallaria than a distinct tyjie in the genus Pitta: the only 
chiefly differs in having the tail longer, and the lateral scales aiviaea. 
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