Mr. Swainson on several ne^ groups in Ornithologi/. 167 

 Sub-family Merulina, 



ORPHEUS. 



Rostrum me diocrcj forte ^ compressum. 



Alee breves^ rotundatce ; remige l^^a brevissima^ 2^« et 3'*« grada^ 



tisy 4'^5 5^« et Qiafere cequalibus^ longissimis, 

 Cauda elongata, rotundata^ vel gradata. 

 Pedes validi, 



Bi/^moderate, strong, compressed. Wings short, rounded: the 

 first quill short, two and three graduated, four and five nearly 

 equal and longest. Tail lengthened; rounded, or graduated. 

 hegs strong. 



Type. Turduspolyglottus. Wilson, 2. pi, 10. fig. 1. 



The definitions of this group are only applicable to the species 

 found in the New World. Those inhabiting Africa and India, 

 are distinguished by characters peculiar to themselves. 



Family Sylviadce, 

 TRICHAS. 



Rostrum gracile^ subacutum^ integrum. 



Alee breves^ rotundatce ; remigibus, l^^ ^ 7^« cequalibus^ 3'««, Ata 



et bt^fere eequalibuSy longissimis, 

 Cauda lata, rotundata. 

 Pedes fortiusculi, elongati. 



Bill slender, acute, entire. Wings short, rounded, the first and 

 seventh equal, the third, fourth, and fifth, nearly equal, and 

 longest. Tail broad, rounded. Legs lengthened, robust. 



Type. Sylvia Trichas. Wilson 1. pi. 6. f. 1. 

 ( Trichas personatus, S w . ) 



This form is intimately connected with Synallaxis, and two or 

 three other groups, peculiar to Africa and Australia, Feebleness 



