Family—Struthhoid.®, 
Genus— STRUTHIDEA. 
Steuthidea Gould, Synops. Birds Austr., pt. i., pi (9), 
Jan. 1st, 1837. Type (by monotypy) .. .. S. cinerea Gould. 
Brachystoma Swaiuson, Classif. Birds, Vol. II., p. 266, 
July 1st, 1837. Type (by monotypy) .. .. B. cinerea Swainson. 
Not— 
Brachystoma Meigen, Syst. Besche. Zweifl, Insckl., Vol, II., p. 12, 1822. 
Brachyprorus Cabanis, Mus. Heine., Vol. I., p. 217, 
(after Oct. 23rd) 1851. New name for Struihidea 
Grould .. .. .. .. .. .. a. 
This genus does not appear to be related to the Crows but may be near 
Oreoica, where Gould placed it. 
Large Passerine birds with very short, stout bills, short wings, long wedge 
tail, and medium legs mth small feet. 
The bill is very short and deep, strongly laterally compressed with httle 
basal expansion; culmen semi-keeled, strongly arched, tip sharp but not 
decurved nor posteriorly notched; the lateral edges of the upper mandible 
sinuate mediaUj’-; the nostrils circular, open in impression scarcely a groove; 
nasal bristles noticeable but not hiding the nasal apertures, while fairly strong 
rictal bristles are present; the imder mandible almost as stout as the upper, 
the interramal space very short and broad and feathered, the gonys two- 
thirds the length of the mandible, ascending but not angulate. 
The wing is rounded, the fourth, fifth and sixth primaries equal and 
longest, the third equal to the seventh and httle shorter than the longest, 
the second shorter and equal to the secondaries, the first about half the length 
of the fourth primary. 
The tail is very long and wedge-shaped. 
The legs are not very long, scutate in front, bilaminate behind; the 
toes short and comparatively dehcate, the lund-toe stoutest, less than mid¬ 
toe and claw, the inner and outer toes subequal, the inner toe and claw equal 
to middle toe alone. 
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