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ON THE CLASSIFICATION OP BIRDS. 
Lbssonia, Sw. Bill depressed, resembling that of a 
flycatcher. Rictus with weak bristles. Wings long, 
pointed ; the first quill scarcely shorter than the 
second and third, which are the longest. Tail mode- 
rate, divaricated or even. Tarsi and toes very long 
and slender. Lateral toes equal. Claws acute, slightly 
curved ; the hinder much lengthened, and almost 
straight. South America. 
L. erythronotus. Sw. N. Zool. ii. 490. PI. Enl. 7.S8. f. 2. 
Budytes,Cuv. Billweakand slender; very strait. Gonys 
slightly ascending : upper mandible notched. Rictus 
smooth. Wings pointed ; the three first quills nearly 
equal. Legs large, and very slender. Tarsus and 
middle toe equal. Lateral toes equal, but the inner 
claw longer than the outer ; hind toe as long as the 
tarsus. AU the claws slender, acute, and but slightly 
curved. 
B. flava. Selby, 49. f. 3. 
Motacilla, Linna'us. Bill, wings, tail, and general 
structure of Budytes. Middle toe shorter than the 
tarsus. Lateral toes equal ; their claws nearly so : 
hinder toe as long as its claw; the latter not length- 
ened, and only half as long as the tarsus. 
M. alba. Selby, pi. 49. f. 1. boarula. Selby, 49. f. 2. 
Enicurus, Temminck. Bill rather strong, lengthened, 
very straight, abruptly bent, and notched. Culmen 
straight from the base. Gonys thickened, ascending. 
Rictus bristled. Wings rather short; the three first 
quills graduated. Tail lengthened; deeply forked. 
Feet strong. Tarsus lengthened; the scales entire. 
Middle toe shorter than the tarsus ; outer toe longest. 
Legs pale. 
E. speciosus. Horsf. Java. PI. Enl. 113. 
Anthus, Bech. Bill very slender; the sides compressed: 
the upper mandible longest, with the tip deflexed 
over that of the lower, and distinctly notched. Wings 
moderate ; the four first quills nearly equal ; tertials 
obtuse, lengthened. Tail moderate, slightly forked. 
