GEN.  CHABAC. — Bill  moderate,  compressed  at  the  point,  upper  mandible
notched  and  bending  over  the  lower  one ;  gape  furnished  with  a  few  bristles  ;
nostrils  basal,  lateral,  oval,  partly  covered  with  a  naked  membrane  ;  tarsus
longer  than  the  middle  toe ;  wings  and  tail  moderate,  first  primary  very
short  or  almost  abortive,  second  shorter  than  the  third  or  fourth,  which  are
the  longest.
FlG.   62 — THE    MISSEL  THRUSH.
