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tarsus ; lateral toes unequal ; hinder toe as long as 
the tarsus. 
L. rubrigularis. Spix, ii. pL 58. f. 1. 
Pluenisoma, Sw. (^fig. 256.) Bill lengthened, suh- 
conic, cylindrical, or sometimes with the base broader 
tlian high; the tip reflected and notched: the margin 
of the upper mandi))le with 
an angulated or toothlike lobe 
in the middle, and folding 
over the edge of the lower 
mandible. Nostrils small, 
concealed by the short frontal 
feathers. Wings lengthened, 
and pointed; the first quill 
hardly shorter than the se- 
cond, which is the longest. 
Tail moderate, even, or 
slightly rounded. Feet very 
sliort. Middle toe longer than the tarsus ; inner toe 
rather shorter than the outer ; hind toe not quite so 
long as the tarsus. (^Pyranga, Vieillot.) 
P. rubra. Wilson, pi. 11. f. 3. (o) sestiva. Ib. pi. 6. f. 3, 4. 
Tachyphonus, Vieil. (fig. 257.) Bill lengthened, sub- 
conic; the sides compressed; the tip reflected and 
notched. Margins of both mandibles reflected inwards : 
the commissure sinuated, and often toothed in the 
middle of the upper mandible. Wings moderate, 
rounded ; the third and fourth quills longest. Tail 
ratlier lengthened, rounded. Feet moderate, slender. 
