STURNID^. AGLAIN^. 
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SuBFAM. AGLAINyE. Mai^rs. 
Bill short, thick, entire, completely conic, sometimes 
depressed, and rounded at the tip. Culmen rather 
broad, and flattened at the base. Legs long, slender, 
formed for walking. 
DoLicnoNYX, Sw. Bill very short, finch-like, conic, 
entire, shorter than the head ; the commissure sinu- 
ated. Wings pointed; the first and second quills 
longest, and nearly equal. Tail slightly graduated, 
suhscansorial ; the tips acuminated, and somewhat 
rigid. Legs long, slender. Middle toe longer than 
the tarsus ; lateral toes unequal, the inner longest ; 
hind toe of equal length with the tarsus. Claws 
long, very slender, and slightly curved. 
D. oryzivora. Wils. 12. f. I, 2. 
Agelaius, Vieillot. Bill short, very conic, entire ; the 
tips compressed ; the culmen flattened towards the 
base ; sides of the mandibles inflexed. Wings length- 
ened ; the two first quills longest. Tail slightly 
rounded. Legs long, slender. Middle toe nearly as 
long as tile tarsus ; lateral toes equal ; hinder toe not 
so long as the tarsus. Claws long, very slender, 
and but slightly curved. America. 
A. phcenicaes. Wils, pi. 30.f. 1. pustulatus. Part. 5. No. 70. 
ruficollis. Piirt 5. No. 68. xantliocepiialus. Bon.Om. 
sulcirostris. Ib. No. 69. pi* 3. f. 3. 2. 
LeIstes, Vigors. Bill lengthened, conic, very straight; 
the culmen depressed from the base to the tip, 
which is flattened. Wings moderate ; the first quill 
rather shorter than the three next, which are the 
longest. Tail rounded. J^egs large, strong. Middle 
toe longer than the tarsus; hinder toe shorter; lateral 
toes unequal, the outer one shortest. Anterior claws 
slender, and but slightly curved; the outer one 
smaller than the inner ; hinder claw much stronger 
and more curved than the middle one. 
L.erytlirocephalus. Zool.Miss. tenuirostris Part 5 . No. 73. 
i. pi. .S(>. niger. Ib. No. 74. 
oriolides. Part 5. No. 71. unicolor. Ib. No. 71. 
brevirostrjs. Ib. No. 72. 
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