COLEIA. 
which are subequal and longest; the second primary is longer than the eighth 
primary and also than the secondaries, the fir st primary being more than half 
the length of the second. The tail is shorter than in that of the succeeding 
genus, much less wedge-shaped, the outer tail-feathers much longer than half, 
more than three-fomt^hs, the length of the middle feathers. 
Legs and feet similar, but not so stout. 
The thi-ee species classed in AnihochcEra m a wide sense agree in coloration, 
but differ in size and wattle and tail gradation. The smallest form has no wattle 
and a gi-adate tail, little more than roimded; the intermediate form is larger, 
with small rounded face wattles and a wedge-shaped tail scarcely more developed 
than in the preceding, while the insular bird is much larger with a long, strongly 
wedge-shaped tail and long cylindrical face wattles. 
The difficulty in Imnping these lies in the form Acanthagenys, wliich is a 
httle smaller than the first mentioned, has no wattle, a similar tad, and has 
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developed spiny processes on the cheeks and ear-coverts with a different 
coloration. It is, however, closely related to the above and would require 
inclusion if a Imnping policy were adopted, and then the differences between 
it and the largest wattled form would make the series appear ludicrous. 
Schufeldt’s essay on the osteology of the Red Wattle-Bird {Anihochoera 
carunculata). Emu, Vol. XIII., p. 1 et seq., 1913, does not give us any clue to 
the relationship of this group, as he had no material for comparison. 
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