. The birds of South Africa. Birds -- South Africa. INDICATOEIDiE INDICATOR 145 Key of tlie Genera. A. Tail of twelve feathers ; bill deeper than broad ... Indicator, p. 145. B. Tail of ten feathers ; bill broader than deep Prodotiscus, ]i, lo5. Genus I. INDICATOR. Type. Indicator, Stephens, Gen. Zool. ix, p. 131 (1815) I. sparrmani. Bill stout and finch-like, deeper than broad, with a well-marked culminal ridge which is somewhat arched; nostrils lateral and exposed with a narrow superior membrane ; no nasal plumes or. —i,.^,i <ji Iiulicatof span-inaiii. x Yb. rictal bristles ; win
. The birds of South Africa. Birds -- South Africa. INDICATOEIDiE INDICATOR 145 Key of tlie Genera. A. Tail of twelve feathers ; bill deeper than broad ... Indicator, p. 145. B. Tail of ten feathers ; bill broader than deep Prodotiscus, ]i, lo5. Genus I. INDICATOR. Type. Indicator, Stephens, Gen. Zool. ix, p. 131 (1815) I. sparrmani. Bill stout and finch-like, deeper than broad, with a well-marked culminal ridge which is somewhat arched; nostrils lateral and exposed with a narrow superior membrane ; no nasal plumes or. —i,.^,i <ji Iiulicatof span-inaiii. x Yb. rictal bristles ; wing with nine primaries only ; tarsus short; toes well developed, the first and fourth posteriorly directed, the second and third anteriorly, the outer anterior (the third) the longest; tail square except for the outer pair of rectrices, which are shorter and narrower than the others ; tail feathers twelve in number. The birds of this genus are remarkable for the habit of pointing 10 VOL. 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 Stark, Arthur Cowell, d. 1899; Sclater, William Lutley, 1863-1944. London, R. H. Porter
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