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AMPELINiE. BOMBYCILLA. 
partially concealed by reversed bristly feathers. Head ovate ; 
neck short ; body moderate or full. Feet short ; tarsus short, 
rather stout, compressed ; toes rather small. Claws rather 
long, arched, much compressed, acute. Plumage generally 
blended and glossy. Wings of moderate length, broad. 
Tail short or of moderate length. Roof of upper mandible 
rather concave, with three longitudinal ridges; tongue horny, 
deeply slit ; oesophagus very wide, dilated about the middle ; 
stomach small, elliptical, moderately muscular ; intestme of 
moderate length and very wide ; cceca very small. Trachea 
simple, with four pairs of very small inferior laryngeal 
muscles. 
GENUS I. BOMBYCILLA, Briss. WAXWING. 
Bill short, rather stout, straightish, broader than high at 
the base, compressed towards the end ; upper mandible with 
its dorsal line convex and declinate towards the tip, which 
is deflected, narrow, and rather acute, its sides convex, the 
edges sharp and overlapping, the notches distinct ; lower 
mandible with the angle short and wide, the dorsal line con- 
vex and ascending, the edges sharp and inflected, the tip 
very small, acute, ascending, with a small sinus behind ; 
gape-line nearly straight. Nostrils oval, partially concealed 
by the reversed stiffish feathers. Head of ordinary size, 
ovate ; neck short ; body full. Feet rather short ; tarsus , 
short, rather stout, compressed, with six scutella ; toes of 
moderate size, first stout, broad beneath, outer slightly ad- 
herent at the base ; inner a little shorter. Claws rather 
long, arched, much compressed, very acute. Plumage blend- 
ed, very soft, somewhat silky, but with little gloss ; head 
tufted ; no bristles. Wings rather long, broad, and pointed, 
the first quill longest. Tail of moderate length, even. This 
genus is remarkable for the oblong bright red horny appen- 
dages to the tips of the wings and tail-feathers, which, how- 
ever, are not seen in all the species. Roof of upper mandi- 
