Genus Pterog'lossus, Illiger, 
Characteres Generici. 
Rostrum capite longius, crassum, inane, cultratum, margine basalt incrassato ; maxillcB angulo frontali obtuso : 
tomia serrata : nares superce in maxillae basi: lingua angusta, pennacea. Cauda elongata, cuneata. 
Bill longer than the head, thick, light, curved, thickened at the basal margin; the frontal angle obtuse ; the 
margins serrated. Nostrils nearly vertical, situated on the base of tbe bill. Tongue long, slender, 
feathered. Tail elongated, cuneated. 
