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ON THE CLASSIFICATION OF BIRDS. 
Molothbds, Sw. Cowpen. Bill very short, thick, finch- 
like, conic, entire ; the culmen not flattened, but sUght- 
ly arched from the base, which is rather elevated. 
Wings lengthened, pointed ; the first quill longest. 
Tail slightly rounded. Middle toe as long as the 
tarsus i lateral toes of equal length j hind toe shorter 
than the tarsus. All the claws rather small, and 
fully curved. 
M. pecoris. Wilson, pi, 18. brevirostris. Parts. No. 76. 
f. 1—3. 
Stuhnella, Vieillot. {fig. 244.) Bill long, equal to 
the length of the head. 
conic, much depressed 
towards the tip, where 
it is broader than high : ® 
culmen dividing the fron - 
tal feathers, where it is 
depressed and flattened 
Wings moderate ; first 
quill rather shorter than the second. Tail short, 
rounded; the feathers rather narrow. Feet large, but 
slender. Tarsus longer than the middle toe. Lateral 
toes unequal, the inner shortest ; hind toe not much 
shorter than the middle. Anterior claws small, and 
of equal size ; hinder claw (typically) twice as large 
as the others. 
S. collaris. Veill. Wilson, militaris. PI. Enl. 113. 
pi. 19. f. 2. (fig. 244.) 
Fajiily FRINGILLIDAE. Finches. 
Size generally small. Bill more or less short and conic, 
not so long as the head, and very thick at its base. 
SuBFAM. COCCOTHRAUSTINjE. Eard-BUls. 
Bill pre-eminently large, strong, and conic ; the curv- 
ature of both mandibles towards the point being more or 
less equal ; the culmen rarely arched, or bent down at 
the tip. Upper mandible either entire, or with a very 
slight ami almost obsolete notch. 
