. On the natural history and classification of birds . pi. 21. Leptolophus, Sw. Wings very long ; the first quillrather shorter than the second, which is the longest ;the rest rapidly diminishing. Tail long, very broad ;the lateral feathers narrowing at their points, butthe two middle considerably pointed, and extendingmuch beyond the others. Tarsus shorter than thehallux. Nostrils large, tumid, naked; the apertureround. The fissirostral type. L. auricomis. Zool. 111. ii. pi. 112. Lear. pi. 27. Pezoporus, Illiger. Upper mandiblewith the margin arched and entire;lower much thicker and stronger.
. On the natural history and classification of birds . pi. 21. Leptolophus, Sw. Wings very long ; the first quillrather shorter than the second, which is the longest ;the rest rapidly diminishing. Tail long, very broad ;the lateral feathers narrowing at their points, butthe two middle considerably pointed, and extendingmuch beyond the others. Tarsus shorter than thehallux. Nostrils large, tumid, naked; the apertureround. The fissirostral type. L. auricomis. Zool. 111. ii. pi. 112. Lear. pi. 27. Pezoporus, Illiger. Upper mandiblewith the margin arched and entire;lower much thicker and long, cuneated; the feathersnarrow and pointed. Tarsus muchlengthened. Claws very grallatorial type. (fig. 274.) P. formosus. Shaws Zool. of N. H. pi. 3. Family PICIDiE. The straight, more or less conic. Toes placed in pairs. Subfam. PICIANJE. The True wedge-shaped. Tongue Typical Woodpeckers. Bill perfectly wedge-shaped,cylindrical: the culmen straight: lateral ridges re- VOL. II. x. 306 ON THE CLASSIFICATION OF BIRDS. moved from the culm en. Versatile toe always longerthan the anterior.* {fig. 275.)
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