MBBULID^. — CRATEBOPODIN^. 
233 
leucoceps. W. ^ P- 282. 
superciliosa. O. d’Af.pl.in. 
■09 / , 
aibicapilla. Ib. pi. .82. 
CuAiTOPS, Sw. Bill 
moderate, thrush- 
like, notched. Nos- 
trils basal, large, 
naked, membrana- 
ceous ; the aperture 
lateral and linear. 
Frontal feathers 
rigid ; the shafts 
composed of bristles. Chin feathers the same, bu 
weaker. Rictus bristled. Wings very short, and 
rounded. Tail rather lengthened, broad, convex, 
soft, and slightly rounded. Tarsi very long and 
strong : anterior scales divided. Lateral toes unequal. 
Claws small, obtuse, and slightly J ^ 
anterior of equal size. Africa, 1. {fig- ~^9-) 
C. Burchcllii. N. Zool. ii. p. 487. pi. col. 38S. 
SuBFAM. CRATF.R0P0D1N;E. HabUers. 
Legs remarkably large and strong, with the 
slightly curved. Wings short and rounded. Tail la^e, 
broad, graduated, and very soft. Plumage lax. Bill 
compressed, straight, hard ; the tip nearly entire. 
Pei.i,ohneum, Sw. Bill mo- 
derate, straight, somewhat 
conic ; the tip notched : 
gonys ascending. Frontal 
feathers small, rigid, di- 
rected forwards. Rictus 
bristled. Wings very short, 
much rounded. Tail moderate, graduated. Tarsus 
and middle toe of equal length ; lateral toes much 
shorter, and equal ; hinder toe shorter than t e 
tarsus. Anterior claws very small, and but slight y 
curved. Tarsal scales scarcely divided, {fig- 210.) 
P. ruficeps. N. Z. ii. p- 487. 
