170 Mr. Swainson en several new groups in Ornithology: 



made by aoother, which has just been characterized by Mr. Vigors 

 and Dr. Horsfield, under the name of Zosterops, It is found 

 both in Africa, India, and Australia. 



VERMIVORA. Wilson. 



Rostrum gracile^ conicum^ acutunty integrum. 



AlcB longiusculcBy attenuatw^ remigibus l^a et ^^a sub-cequalibus. 



Cauda wqualis. 



Pedes pallidL 



Bill slender, conic, acute, entire. Wings rather long, pointed, 

 the first and second quill nearly equal. Tail even. Feet pale. 

 Type. Syhia vermivora. Wilson, 3. pi. 24, f. 4. 



The habits of this group have been minutely described hy 

 Wilson, I have therefore merely defined the external characters 

 from the type he has proposed. 



HYLIOTA. 



Rostrum longiusculum^ compressum ; culmine leviter arcuato ; 



gonyde subascendente ; naribus membranaceis, nudisy apertura 



oblonga. 

 Aloe mediocresy subattenuatce ; remige l^a brevissimdy vel spuriAy 



2da et 7 ma cequalibusy Sti^y 4'« et btafere cequalibuSy longissimis, 

 Cauda latUy breviusculUy cequalis, 



Bill rather lengthened, compressed ; culmen slightly arched, 

 gonys somewhat ascending ; nostrils membranaceous, naked, the 

 aperture oblong. Wings moderate, rather pointed; the first 

 quill very short, or spurious, second and seventh equal, third, 

 fourth and fifth nearly equal, and longest. Tail broad, rather 

 short, and equal. 



I cannot, with any certainty, cite a published species as typical 

 of this genus. Yet, from the construction of the wing, I have no 

 jdoubt that it belongs either to Africa or India. 



