_Phænopepla_, SCLATER, P. Z. S. 1858, 543. (Type, _Ptiliogonys
nitens_, SWAINS.)
GEN. CHAR. Crest narrow, pointed behind. Outer primaries broad, not
attenuated nor pointed at end; the first half the second. Tail
rounded, fan-shaped; feathers very broad, wider towards end. Bill
feeble, rather narrow, well bristled; nostrils somewhat overhung by
frontal feathers. Sexes dissimilar; male black; quills with median
white patch on inner webs; tail not varied.
The single known species is glossy black in the male; the female
brownish-ash.
Phænopepla nitens, SCLATER.