. A monograph of the jacamars and puff-birds, or families Galbulid and Bucconid . foot, from within. Char. Gen. Rostrum paulo incurvum, capitis longitudine, debilius et magis compressum quam inBuccone, apice magis incurvato sed vix uncinato; nares basales, vibrissis frontalibus obtectse; aliter sicutin genere prsecedentej sed cauda magis rotundata. Seven species, according to my judgment, may be recognized in this genus, as set out in thesubjoined diagnostic table :— XXXVll A. Plag^ pectoral! alba, pileo nigricante, fusco striato 1. M. fusca,-p. 111. pileo cinereOj rufo circumdato 2. M. rufa,


. A monograph of the jacamars and puff-birds, or families Galbulid and Bucconid . foot, from within. Char. Gen. Rostrum paulo incurvum, capitis longitudine, debilius et magis compressum quam inBuccone, apice magis incurvato sed vix uncinato; nares basales, vibrissis frontalibus obtectse; aliter sicutin genere prsecedentej sed cauda magis rotundata. Seven species, according to my judgment, may be recognized in this genus, as set out in thesubjoined diagnostic table :— XXXVll A. Plag^ pectoral! alba, pileo nigricante, fusco striato 1. M. fusca,-p. 111. pileo cinereOj rufo circumdato 2. M. rufa, p, 115. B. Plagi pectoral! alb^, !nde torque nigra S. M. torquata, p. 117. C. Plag^ pectoral! nullaj gutture rufo aut riifescente. a. PUeo non striato, pectore fusco striato 4>. M. panamensis, p. 119. pectore fere unicolor! 5. M. inornata, p. 125. b, PUeo distincte striato, ventre distincte striato 6. M. fulvigularis, p. 127. ventris striis obsoletioribus 7. M. substriata, p. 129. Genus III. , Scl. P. Z. S. 1881, p. 777 Pig. 9. Micromonacha lanceolata. a. Bill, from side. h. Bill, from above, c. Wing-end, from witMn. d. Tail-end, from below. e. Left foot, from within. Char. Gen. Malacoptilce, sed caudd breviore, et rostro debiliore et magis compresso. This is a monotypic form, represented only by M. lanceolata, p. 131. XXXVIU Gernis IV. NONNULA. Nonnula, Scl. P. Z. S. 1853, p. 134 rubecula. Fig. 10.


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