. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. 2. iii: 343 a. Ad sk. Bogota. Sclater Coll. ", c. Ad. sk. Kio Napo, Ecuador. Sckter Coll. , . , [Types of A. micropterus.) '<. Ecimdov {Bfickh'!/). ' Salvin-Godinan Coll. 2. MERULAXIS. Merulaxis, Lesson, Cent. Zool. p. 88 (18-30) M. Malacorhynclms, Menetr. Mem. Acad. 8t Petersb B&v. vi. {Sci. Nat.) t. i. p. 522 ) ' M. , Platyurus, Sw Cass. B ^^. p. 319 (I8;i7) M. barochahnius, Cab. in Jfcepn. Arch. 1847, pt. i. p. 220 M. i-hinoloflius. He;id uf rhl This pec
. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. 2. iii: 343 a. Ad sk. Bogota. Sclater Coll. ", c. Ad. sk. Kio Napo, Ecuador. Sckter Coll. , . , [Types of A. micropterus.) '<. Ecimdov {Bfickh'!/). ' Salvin-Godinan Coll. 2. MERULAXIS. Merulaxis, Lesson, Cent. Zool. p. 88 (18-30) M. Malacorhynclms, Menetr. Mem. Acad. 8t Petersb B&v. vi. {Sci. Nat.) t. i. p. 522 ) ' M. , Platyurus, Sw Cass. B ^^. p. 319 (I8;i7) M. barochahnius, Cab. in Jfcepn. Arch. 1847, pt. i. p. 220 M. i-hinoloflius. He;id uf rhl This peculiar Brazilia]i monotype is at once recognizable from Scytalopus by the compressed and elevated mesorhinium, the long outstanding loral plumes, and the long rounded tail, which is com- posed of six much graduated pairs of rectrices. The wings are short and rounded ; the tarsi are long, and have the divisions of the scutes clearly indicated. 1. Merulaxis rhinolophus. Myiothera rliiuoloplia, Beitr. iii. p. 1051 (). Sarochaliiius rhinolophus, Cab. in Wiegm. Arch. 1847 pt. i p 2-'0 iScytalopus rhinolophus, Burm. Syst. Ueb. iii. p. (32. Merulaxis rhinolophus,-Sc/. 6'a^. ^. ^. p. im;'id.'Ibis 1874 id 197 (Brazil) ; ticl. et 'Sulv. Nomencl. p. 76. ' ' Merulaxis ater. Less. Cent. Zool. p. 88, pi. 30; Lafr. Contr Orn 1851 p. 140. ' Sarochalinus ater, Cab. in Wier/m. Arch. 1847, pt. i. p. 220. Scytalopas ater, Burm. Si/st. Ueb. iii. p. 01. Platyurus corniculatus, Su\ B. Brazil, pis. 55, 56. Malacorhynclms cristatellus, Menetr. Mem! Ac. Sc. St Petersb ser. vi. (.SW. Nat.) i. p 523, pi. 12 (1835). Above bluish plumbeous; lower back olive-brown; wings dark brown with a rufous Avash ; tail blackish, with numerous "narrow obsolete cross bars of lighter colour: beneath bluish plumbeous as above down to the middle of the belly ; flanks and rest of belly olive-brown ; bill above horn-colour, beneath yellowish ; feet reddish brown : whole length 7-5 inches, wing 2-6, tail 3-5. Fe
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