. On the natural history and classification of birds . sulcatus. Sw. Zool. 111. i. 44. Scvthrops, Latham. General structure of Pteroglossus;but the margins of the mandibles are without long ; the two first quills graduated ; the thirdlongest. Tail long, graduated. Australia Austral is. Whites Voy. pi. 5. Family PSITTACIDjE. Parrots. Bill very short: the upper mandible greatly curved overthe lower, which is considerably shorter. Subfam. MACROCIRCINLE. mandible greatly hooked; lower mandible muchhigher than broad. Tail very long, , Vieillot. S
. On the natural history and classification of birds . sulcatus. Sw. Zool. 111. i. 44. Scvthrops, Latham. General structure of Pteroglossus;but the margins of the mandibles are without long ; the two first quills graduated ; the thirdlongest. Tail long, graduated. Australia Austral is. Whites Voy. pi. 5. Family PSITTACIDjE. Parrots. Bill very short: the upper mandible greatly curved overthe lower, which is considerably shorter. Subfam. MACROCIRCINLE. mandible greatly hooked; lower mandible muchhigher than broad. Tail very long, , Vieillot. Size , and sometimes the face,destitute of feathers. Nostrils con- /cealed. Notch in the upper man- s~dible obsolete; the under remark- \]ably short, but very deep.* (fig*269.) M. tricolor. Kuhl. Le Vaill. pi. 3. * The true characters of the subtypical group I am not sufficiently ac-quainted with ; but I am led to believe it is represented by those macawswhich have the upper mandible conspicuously toothed, and the cheeksmore or less 300 ON THE CLASSIFICATION OF BIRDS.
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