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ascending, curved. Front of the head and nostrils 
defended with stiff setaceous feathers. Nostrils oval, 
basal. Rictus bearded. Wings rounded ; the pri- 
maries not much longer than the scapulars. Tail 
rounded, terminating in setaceous points. Feet 
moderate. Hinder toe and claw very strong ; longer 
than the middle, which is short ; lateral toes equal. 
Claws acute. 
P. galericulatus. N. Zool. ii. 482. 
Phonyoama, Lesson (^ff. 232.) Bill large, strong, 
considerably compressed ; 
very high at the base, gra- 
dually narrowing towards 
the end ; the front advanc- 
ing on the crown of the 
head, and considerably di- 
viding the frontal plumes : 
upper mandihle distinctly 
notched, (a) Nostrils very 
large, placed in a deep de- 
pression of the bill; the aperture large, oval. Frontal 
feathers short, reflected forwards. Wings ? 
Tail moderate, rounded; the feathers hroad, truncate, 
and ending in setacious points, (b) 
P. Lessonia. Less. Voy. pi. 13. chalybea. PI. Enl. 634. 
SuBPAM. GARRULINiE. Jaya. 
Stature smaller. Structure less robust. Feet formed for 
grasping. The lateral toes unequal. Wings shorter 
more rounded. Colours bright. 
Gabbolus, Willughby. {fig. 233.) Bill with the gonys 
as much curved towards the 
tip as is the culmen ; com- 
missure straight. Tip of 
the upper mandihle dis. 
tinctly notched, and rather 
suddenly hent over the lower. Nostrils hidden by 
incumbent bristles. Wings moderate, rounded ; the 
