TROCHILID^. — PBOMEBOPID*. — PABABISIADyE. 331 
SuBFAM. PROMEROPIDiE. Hoopoes. 
Feet syndactyle. The outer toe united for half its length 
to the middle. Bill very long, greatly compressed. 
Pbomebops, Brisson. Bill with the under mandihle, at 
.ton*, upper : r, 
Nostrils corneous; the aperture lateral and oval. 
Hind claw curved. Tail long, cuneated. 
P. erythrorynchus. OisI dor^s, pi. 6. 
Upupa Lin. Bill lengthened, greatly compressed 
Nostrils ronnd, destitute of any membrane e^^^her 
aboveorhehind. Hind claw nearly straight. 1 ail short, 
GV6n« 
U. epops. Selby, pi. 40. 
Epimachus, Cuv. Bill resembling that of Promerop^ 
hut the margins are obtuse, and somewhat inflexed. 
Wings, tongue, and feet unknown. Tail very g- 
Side feathers of the body greatly developed. 
E. superbus. Ois. dores, p. 18. 
Subfam.-PARADISIADIE. Paradise Birds. 
Bill generally notched. Size large. Hypochondrial fea- 
,h,r.Br...l, d.v.lop.d. Nosoil. to«l, 
.hi .“m.li.e.r. Wing. Tu. 
short e^en. Tarsi short. Toes as in Mel^haga: 
SuVvery strong, equal to the tarsus, and to the 
middle toe. Soles flat and broad. 
P. paradiscus. Zool. HI- i- 481. 111. of Orn. pi. 43, 44. 
Pabaoisea, Sw. Bill strong, conic. Culmen ^ex, 
the sides compressed, tlie tip notched. Nostrils ap- 
parent. Feet strong, syndactyle, resembling those ^ 
Promerops. Tarsus short. Outer and middle ^ 
nearly of the same length ; inner toe very short, but 
longer than the hallux, which is also shorter than tn 
tarsus. Claws very strong, aftd hooked. 
P. rubra. Vieil. Gal. pi. 99. 
CiciNBUBtis, VieiU. BiU less robust; the tip notched. 
