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40. Podargus megacephalus. 
Caprimidgus megacephalus , Lath. Ind. Orn. Supp«, p. lviii. 
Great-headed Goatsucker , Lath. Gen. Syn. Supp., vol. ii. p. 265 ; 
Shaw, Gen. Zool., vol. x. p. 141 ; Lath. Gen. Hist., vol. vii. 
p. 364. 
Wedge-tailed Goatsucker , Lath. Gen. Hist., vol. vii. p. 368 ? 
Podargus Stanleyanus, Lath. MSS., Vig. & Horsf. in Linn. 
Trans., vol. xv. p. 197 ? 
In the general colouring, form and arrangement of its markings, 
this species so closely resembles the P. humeralis, that one descrip- 
tion applies equally to both ; but it may be distinguished by its 
being somewhat larger in the body and much larger in the head, and 
by the very great development of the mandibles. 
It inhabits the brushes of the east coast, and in its habits and 
economy resembles the other species of the group. 
41. Podargus humeralis, Vig. Horsf. . . . . Vol. II. PI. 3. 
42. Podargus Cuvieri, Vig. fy Horsf. Vol. II. PI. 4. 
43. Podargus brachypterus, Gould. 
Podargus brachypterus , Gould in Proc. of Zool. Soc., Part 
VIII. p. 163. 
In its general appearance this bird closely resembles the P. hume- 
ralis ^ but is even smaller in size than P. Cuvieri , while at the same 
time the bill is larger than that of the former species, and projects 
much farther from the face than in any other of its congeners ; it 
also differs in the shortness of its wings, which circumstance sug- 
gested the specific appellation I have assigned to it. 
It is a native of western Australia. 
44. Podargus Phalaenoi'des, Gould Vol. II. PI. 5. 
45. Podargus plumiferus, Gould Vol. II. PI. 6. 
Genus Eurostopodus. 
Generic characters. 
Bill somewhat more produced and stouter than in Caprimulgus ; 
nostrils lateral and linear ; rictus entirely devoid of bristles, but fur- 
nished with short, weak, divided and branching hairs ; wings longer 
and more powerful than in Caprimulgus ; first and second quills 
equal and longest; tail moderately long and nearly square; tarsi 
stout, and clothed anteriorly for their whole length ; toes short, thick 
and fleshy ; outer ones equal, and united to the middle one by a 
membrane for more than half their length ; nail of the middle toe 
strongly pectinated on the inner side. 
This genus, so far as is yet known, comprises but two species, 
both of which are natives of and confined to Australia. They differ 
considerably in their habits from the true Caprimulgi. Their wing- 
powers being enormous, they pass through the air with great rapi- 
dity, and while hawking for insects during the twilight of the early 
dawn and evening, they make the most abrupt and sudden turns in 
