AMPELID^* — BOMBYCILLIN^. 
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dactyle : lateral toes nearly equal ; middle toe shorter 
than the hallnx. Claws fully curved. 
P. lunatus. North. Zool. ii. p. 492. Braz. B. pi. 95. 
SUBFAM. BOMBYCILLIN.®. Swallow Chatterers. 
Wings much lengthened and pointed ; the first quill 
equal, or nearly so, to any of the others. Bill short, 
strong, broad : under mandible strong : the gonys as- 
cending : gape smooth, very wide. Nostrils partly pro- 
tected by velvety feathers. Feet robust. Tarsi short. 
Lateral toes nearly equal. 
Phibalura, Vied. {fig. 
219, 220. c) Bid re- 
markably short, but ra- 
ther strong. Culmen 
arched. Nostrds conceal- 
ed. Gape enormous; the sides smooth. Feet pale. 
Anterior scales transverse ; lateral scales minute, reti- 
culate. Tail lengthened, deeply forked. 
P. cristata. Zool. 111. i. pi* 31. 
BoMBYcmiA, Briss. {fig. 220^_Plumage sof^ silky. 
Wings long ; the greater ' 
quills graduated from 
the first; the lesser 
nearly of equal length. 
Tarsi feathered below 
the knees. Hind claw 
shorter than the lateral 
toes, which are nearly 
even. Tail short, even. 
B. garrula. Selby, i. pi* 34.* 
Proonias, HofF. {jig, 220. h) Bill very broad; the sides 
inflected; the tip not hooked. Nostrils nearly naked- 
Wings pointed ; the three first quills longest. Inner 
toe shorter than the outer. Tail slightly forked. 
P. ventralis, Zool. 111. i. pi* 21. 
* In colour, and in the lunate marks upon the breast, this species closely 
resembles Blechropus. 
