. The birds of British Guiana, based on the collection of Frederick Vavasour McConnell. Birds. GHALIiARIA. 79 Genus GRALIAEIA Vieill. Qrallaria Tieillot, Analyse nouv. Orn. p. 43, 1816. Type Q. varia (Bodd.).. Fig. 37.—Qrallaria varia. This, genus is characterized by the somewhat stout bill, short tail, and long legs. The depth of the bill is nearly equal to half ^ the length of the exposed culmen, the nostrils are large'and oval in shape. The wing is nearly square, the secondaries being about 14 mm. shorter than the longest primaries, the third, fourth, and fifth of the latter are longest and
. The birds of British Guiana, based on the collection of Frederick Vavasour McConnell. Birds. GHALIiARIA. 79 Genus GRALIAEIA Vieill. Qrallaria Tieillot, Analyse nouv. Orn. p. 43, 1816. Type Q. varia (Bodd.).. Fig. 37.—Qrallaria varia. This, genus is characterized by the somewhat stout bill, short tail, and long legs. The depth of the bill is nearly equal to half ^ the length of the exposed culmen, the nostrils are large'and oval in shape. The wing is nearly square, the secondaries being about 14 mm. shorter than the longest primaries, the third, fourth, and fifth of the latter are longest and equal, the second being The tail is rounded, the four middle feathers longest and about. 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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