. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. 34. SCLERTJRTJS. 113 under wing-coverts and inner margins of wing-feathers pale cinna- momcous ; bill and feet pale brown : whole length 7'5 inches, wing 3'5, tail 3"4. Female similar. Hah. Brazil. a. Ad. St. b, c. Ad. sk, d, e. Ad. sk. Brazil. Brazil. Brazil. Zool. Soc. Coll. Sclater Coll. Salviu-Godman Coll. Subfamily IV. SCLERURIN^.. Structure of Sclerurus umhretta. This subfamily contains only the single curious genus Sclerurus. which, although it has the spiny tail of the Dendrocolaptiiui', com- bines with that organ the longer tar
. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. 34. SCLERTJRTJS. 113 under wing-coverts and inner margins of wing-feathers pale cinna- momcous ; bill and feet pale brown : whole length 7'5 inches, wing 3'5, tail 3"4. Female similar. Hah. Brazil. a. Ad. St. b, c. Ad. sk, d, e. Ad. sk. Brazil. Brazil. Brazil. Zool. Soc. Coll. Sclater Coll. Salviu-Godman Coll. Subfamily IV. SCLERURIN^.. Structure of Sclerurus umhretta. This subfamily contains only the single curious genus Sclerurus. which, although it has the spiny tail of the Dendrocolaptiiui', com- bines with that organ the longer tarsi and habits of a terrestrial bird, and is said to keep entirely to the ground. Several authors have reft^rrcd this form to the Formicariidce; but its proper place seems to be here. 34. SCLERURUS. Type. Sclerurus, Sio. Zool. Journ. iii. p. 356 (1827) S. umbretta. I'inactor, Max: Beitr. iii. p. 1105 (ISol) . S. umbretta. Oxypyga, Menetr. Mem. Ac. I. So. St. Pet. s(5r. vi. Sc. 'Nat. i. p. 520 (1835) S. umbretta. Sclerurus extends thinly over the mainland of the Neotropical Region from Mexico to Northern Argentina. According to our VOL. XV. I. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original British Museum (Natural History). Department of Zoology. [Birds]. London
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