SECTION MNIOTILTEÆ.

CHAR. Bill slightly notched some distance from the tip. Rictal

bristles minute. Hind toe considerably developed, longer than the

lateral toe; its claw decidedly longer than its digit. First quill

nearly or quite as long as the second. Wings long, pointed; much

longer than the tail, which is nearly even. Tail-feathers with white

spots. Bill much compressed for terminal half, the commissure and

lateral outlines decidedly concave; the culmen and gonys convex.

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