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bristles. Wings moderate ; the first quill shorty 
spurious, and only half as long as the second ; the 
third shorter than the fourth. Tail moderate, 
rounded; the tips suddenly narrowed and mucro- 
nate. Tarsus lengthened, slender, nearly twice the 
length of the hind toe. Lateral scales entire. India 
only ? 
C. auricapilla. Part 5. No. 186. 
Muscipeta, Cuv. {fy. 229./) BiU large, rather length- 
ened, broad at the base, and gradually narrowed to 
the tip. Feet short, weak. Lateral toes unequal. 
Wings moderate; the three first quills graduated. 
Tail rather long, rounded, graduated, or cuneated. 
M. rufiventer. West. Af. ii. Puradisea. Auct. 
Mifiagra, Horsf. Vig. 229. 1*5 c, d, e) Bill large, 
short, broad, suddenly narrowed at the tip. Wings 
and feet as in Muscipeta. Tail moderate, even. 
M. plumbea. Lin. Tr. xv. 2,54. 
Muscicapa, Lin. {fig- 229- g) Bill smaller, triangular, 
and not much dilated at the base. IVings more 
pointed ; the first quill very small and spurious ; the 
second not much shorter than the third and fourth, 
which are the longest. Tail rather short or mode- 
rate, even, or slightly forked. Feet stronger than 
in the two preceding types. The tarsus and the 
middle toe lengthened ; inner toe almost as long as 
the outer. 
M. grisolfi. Selby, 43*. f. l.fel luetuosa. Selby, 43*. f. 2, 3. 
Ilyliota, Sw. {fig. 229. k) Bill lengthened, very slightly 
widened at the base, and much compressed beyond 
the nostrils. Rictus nearly smooth. Wing.s, tail, 
and feet as in Muscicapa; but the middle toe is 
shorter, and the claws are broader, thicker, and much 
more curved. Africa : representing Platystera. 
H. flavigastcr. West. Af. ii. 
ScBFAM. EURYLAIMINiE. Jiroml- Bills. 
Size large. Structure powerful. Bill short, excessively 
broad : the upper mandible convex above, dilated at 
