Genus— HOWEAVIS. 
Howeavis Mathews, Austral Av. Rec., Vol. I., 
pt. 5, p. Ill, Dec. 24, 1912. Type (by 
original designation) ... ... ... Muscicapa rufifrons Latham. 
Diagnosed as “ Differs from Ehipidura in its much longer stouter bill and 
stouter feet with a proportionately longer first primary.” 
This genus is the nearest of the series to the typical Ehipidura , but the bill 
is noticeably bigger, as are the feet, even as Gould indicated. It is similar in 
coloration, as is the following genus, and it is possible that these three may be 
grouped together, but even if so Leucocirca could not be admitted to the series. 
The differences in these three are as follows : In Howeavis the bill is intermediate 
between Ehipidura and Setosura , but the feet are larger than in either. The 
wing in Setosura is equal to the tail, while in the other two it is easily exceeded 
by the tail. 
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