Genus Pteroglossus, Illiger.
C h a r a c t e r e s G e n e r i c i .
Rostrum capite longius, crass,m, inane, cultratwn, margine lasali inerassato 1 H I angulo frontali oiluso:
torma serrata : naves super* in maaitt* Iasi: lingua angusta, pennaeea. Cauda eUmgata, cuneata.
Bill longer than the head, thiek, light, carved, thickened at the basal margin 9 the frontal angle obtase; the
margins serrated. Nostrils nearly vertical, situated on the base of the bill. Tongue long, slender,
feathered. Tail elongated, cuneated.