Bill longer than the head; deeper than broad, almost cylindrical; compressed on the sides, notched at the tip; nostrils basal, small and round; wings short; first primary moderate, the fourth the longest; tail rather short and round; tarsi moderately long and somewhat feeble; the inner and middle toes connected as far as the first joint, the outer one the longest.
The only species of this genus yet discovered is a native of the northern parts of Australia, from Cape York to Port Essington, where it frequents the dense beds of Mangroves.
| 136. Piezorhynchus nitidus, Gould | [Vol. II. ] Pl. 88. |
Genus Myiägra, Vig. & Horsf.
A group of insectivorous birds, the greater number of which inhabit the Indian Islands and Polynesia, and of which four species are found in Australia.
| 137. Myiägra plumbea, Vig. & Horsf. | [Vol. II. ] Pl. 89. |
| 138. Myiägra concinna, Gould | [Vol. II. ] Pl. 90. |
| 139. Myiägra nitida, Gould | [Vol. II. ] Pl. 91. |
| 140. Myiägra latirostris, Gould | [Vol. II. ] Pl. 92. |
Genus Micrœca, Gould.
Generic characters.
Bill shorter than the head, depressed, broad at the base; gonys straight; curving downwards and slightly notched at the tip; nostrils round, placed at the base of the bill, which is beset with strong bristles; wings lengthened and powerful, first primary short, the third the longest; tail rather short and nearly square; tarsi moderate and feeble; toes feeble, the external toe much longer than the internal one.
Three species of this genus inhabit Australia, to which country they are confined.