Genus Pteroglossus, Mhger.

CHARACTERES GENERICI.

Rostrum capite longius, crassum, inane, cultratum, margine basali incrassato ; mawille angulo frontal obtuso :

tomia serrata : nares supere in mawille basi: lingua angusta, pennacea. Cauda elongata, cuneata.

Bill longer than the head, thick, light, curved, thickened at the basal margin; the frontal angle obtuse ; the
margins serrated. Vostri/s nearly vertical, situated on the base of the bill. Tongue long, slender,

feathered. Zail elongated, cuneated.