. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. 350 Hylactes megapodius, Gray, Gen. B. i. p. l''J4 ; Vah. et Ilein. Mus. Hein. ii. p. 21; Scl. et Sale. £x. Om. p. 08; iid. Numencl. p. 77; Scl r. Z. S. 18G7, pp. 3i>5, 338 (Chili); id. Ibis, 1874, p. 203 (Chili); Garrod, P. Z. S. 1876, p. 510, et 1877, p. 523. Megalonyx rufus, Less. Cent. Zool. p. 200, pi. GO; d'Orb. et Lafr. Syn. Av. i. p. 15. Leptonvx , Sw. Zool. III. n. s. pi. 117 ; d'Orh. Voi/., Ois. p. 197. Above earthy brown, rump rufcscent; eyebrows and large sirii)e down each side of the throat and neck white
. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. 350 Hylactes megapodius, Gray, Gen. B. i. p. l''J4 ; Vah. et Ilein. Mus. Hein. ii. p. 21; Scl. et Sale. £x. Om. p. 08; iid. Numencl. p. 77; Scl r. Z. S. 18G7, pp. 3i>5, 338 (Chili); id. Ibis, 1874, p. 203 (Chili); Garrod, P. Z. S. 1876, p. 510, et 1877, p. 523. Megalonyx rufus, Less. Cent. Zool. p. 200, pi. GO; d'Orb. et Lafr. Syn. Av. i. p. 15. Leptonvx , Sw. Zool. III. n. s. pi. 117 ; d'Orh. Voi/., Ois. p. 197. Above earthy brown, rump rufcscent; eyebrows and large sirii)e down each side of the throat and neck white ; middle of throat and whole breast dull ferruginous red ; abdomen white, regularly barred across with brown, tlaiiks and crissum rufescent; bill and feet black : whole length 9 inches, wing 3-7, tail 2-9. Female similar. Hah. Central and Northern Chili. a. Ad. St. b. (S ad. sk. c. d. Ad. sk. e. Ad. sk. /. c? ad. sk. g. Jr. sk. h. Ad. sk. i. Ad. sk. Chili. Chili (Lei/bold). Chili. Chili. Chih. Chili. Chili. Santiago, Chili. Baron Laugier's Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. T. Bridges [C.]. Dr. Riippeli's Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Purchased. Sclater Coll. Tweeddale Coll. 7. ACROPTERNIS. ^^^^ Acropternis, Cab. et Hem. Mus. Hein. ii. p. 20 (1859) . A. orthonyx. Ommatoruis, Svl. MS., Ibis, 1874, p. 204 A. Bill (from above) and foot of Acropternis orthonyx. This very remarkable type is readily known by the extraordinary flattened oval into which the culmen is developed and the long. 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 British Museum (Natural History). Department of Zoology. [Birds]. London
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