PODARGIFORMES. 
may need revision. An extra-limital confirmation seems provided by the allied 
genus Batrachostomus, which includes large and small forms also with peculiar 
distribution. It falls into groups, according to localities, the outliers having 
distinct features as regards superficial^ characters. It is quite possible that 
the species of “ Podargus ” may osteologically agree as to group characters with 
the corresponding groups of Batrachostomus and thus merely show convergence 
and not true relationship. 
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