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markably broad ; the feathers wide, slightly narrow- 
ing towards their tips, which are obtusely rounded. 
Wings rather short, convex ; the outer web of four 
of the primaries suddenly dilated near their base. 
Under mandible somewhat angulated. 
P. scapuluris. Zool. l!l. ii. pi. 26. 
Nanodes, Horsfleld and Vigors. Tail cuneated ; the 
feathers narrow and pointed. Wings rather lengthened ; 
the first quill equal to, or rather longer than, the 
second ; tile others rapidly diminishing ; tips of the 
secondaries obliquely truncated. Under mandible 
not angulated. Feet as in Platycircus. Subtypical. 
N. discolor. Z. 111. i.pl.62. vcnustus. Z. III. ii. pi. 21. 
Leptolophus, Sw. Wings very long ; the first quill 
rather shorter than the second, which is the longest ; 
the rest rapidly diminishing. Tail long, very broad; 
the lateral feathers narrowing at their points, but 
the two middle considerably pointed, and extending 
much beyond the others. ^ arsus shorter than the 
hallux. Nostrils large, tumid, naked ; the aperture 
round. The fissirostral type. 
L. auricomis. Zool. 111. ii. pi. 112. Lear. pi. 27. 
Pezoporus, lUiger. Upper mandible 
with the margin arched and entire ; 
lower much thicker and stronger. 
Tail long, cuneated; the feathers 
narrow and pointed. Tarsus much 
lengthened. Claws very slender. 
The grallatorial type. (fg. 274.) 
P. fonnosus. Sha\v*s Zool. of N. H. pi. 3. 
Famiuy PICIDiE. The Woodpeckers. 
Bill straight, more or less conic. Toes placed in pairs. 
SuBPAM. PICIAN.®. The True Woodpeckers. 
Bill wedge-shaped. Tongue vermiform. 
Pious. Typical Woodpeckers. Bill perfectly wedge-shaped, 
cylindrical : the culmen straight : lateral ridges re- 
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