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what pointed ; the first and 
second quills scarcely shorter 
than the third, which is the 
longest. Tail moderate, even. 
Middle toe and tarsus of equal 
length; lateral toes unequal, 
the inner shortest.* 
oUvacea.Vieil.G.p.77. (Jig- 252. a) 
serioptera. Part 5. No. 99. 
Ramphopin, yiexWot. (/p. 254.) Bill rather short ; the 
under mandible more or less thicker at its base than the 
upper, and generally consider- 
ably dilated and flattened ; the 
margins indexed. Commissure 
sipiply curved. Nostrils basal, 
partially naked ; the aperture 
round. Wings short ; the two first quills slightly gra- 
duated ; the third, fourth, and fifth equal, and longest. 
Tail much rounded. Feet slender, moderate. Tarsus 
and middle toe of equal length ; lateral toes the same. 
Claws slender, curved. 
atrococcincus. B. Bds. pi. 20. nigrogularis. Ib. pi. 17. 
eoccineus. lb. pi. 18, 19. 
Ph(enisoma, Sw. Bill lengthened, conic. The upper 
mandible strongly sinuated or ohsoletely toothed m 
the middle of the commissure. 
Lamprotes, Sw. (fy. 255.) Bill lengthened, sub- 
conic, compressed from the base. Commissure simply 
curved. Gonys straight. Cul- 2 . 5.5 
men arched. Nostrils entirely 
naked ; die aperture round, 
simple. Wings rather length- 
ened, somewhat pointed; the 
first quill hanUy shortened ; the second longest. Feet 
very short. Tail even. Middle toe longer than the 
* I find it impossible to determine, at this moment, which are the precise 
species of the other examples here figured of this intricate genus. 7 
will, however, illustrate the forms between Pitylus and liamphoptSt 
is the most material object 1 have had in view. 
