. The birds of British Guiana, based on the collection of Frederick Vavasour McConnell. Birds. XENOPS. 109 Genus XENOPS Illig. Xenops Illiger, Prodr. p. 213, 1811. Type X. genilarlis Fig. 46.âXenops geniharhis. This genus is distinguished by its small size, narrow bill, and upturned lower mandible. The wing is rather pointed, the third and fourth primaries longest, the second equal to the fifth, and the first between the sixth and seventh. The tail is proportion- ately long and graduated, the middle feathers slightly longest, the feathers are broad and soft in texture, and about four-f
. The birds of British Guiana, based on the collection of Frederick Vavasour McConnell. Birds. XENOPS. 109 Genus XENOPS Illig. Xenops Illiger, Prodr. p. 213, 1811. Type X. genilarlis Fig. 46.âXenops geniharhis. This genus is distinguished by its small size, narrow bill, and upturned lower mandible. The wing is rather pointed, the third and fourth primaries longest, the second equal to the fifth, and the first between the sixth and seventh. The tail is proportion- ately long and graduated, the middle feathers slightly longest, the feathers are broad and soft in texture, and about four-fifths the length of the wiHg. The tarsus is about equal in length to that of the middle toe and claw. Coloration : male and female similar. 421. Xenops genibarbis. Whiskered Eectjeved-bill. Xenops geniharhis Illig. Prodr. p. 213, 1811 (Cameta, Brazil) ; Salvin, Ibis, 1885, p. 420 (Bartioa Grove, Camacusa, Roraima, 3500 ft.) ; â Sclater, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xv. p. 110, 1890 (Bartica Grove, Cama- cusa) ; Brabourne & Chubb, B. S. Amer. i. p. 245, no. 2489, 1912. Adult male. Back and upper wing-coverts rust-brown ; head rather darker with pale shaft-streaks to the feathers ; lesser. 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 Chubb, Charles; McConnell, Frederick Vavasour, d. 1914. London, B. Quaritch
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