444 Mr. N. A. Vigors 07i the Natural Affinities 



I apprehend that all those groups will be found to assemble, 

 which, connected with Anrpelis, Linn., are generally denominated 

 Berry-Eaters and Chatterers ; such as BombyciUa, Briss., the true 

 Ampelis of authors, Casmarhinchus, Temm., and Procnias, Til. 

 To these, the genus Querula of M. Vieillot may I think be added. 

 This group, the type of which is the Muscicapa ruhricollis of Gme- 

 lin, is strongly allied by its bill to the foregoing genera, while its 

 habits equally ally it to the family of Muscicapidce which follows. 

 The interval between the present groups and those of the Pari, 

 where we entered on the family, appears to be filled up by a 

 race of birds peculiar to New Holland, and hitherto uncharac- 

 terized, of which the Muscicapa pectoralis. Lath, is the type*. 

 These, uniting many external characters, at least, both of the 

 Berry-Eaters and Flycatchers, exhibit also in general appearance 

 a considerable resemblance to the Pari, and will be found, I 

 conjecture, to be the connecting bond between all these groups. 

 The affinity between this last family of the tribe and the Musci- 

 capida, which first met our attention as we entered it, has already 

 been observed when I spoke of the separation of the broad- 

 billed Chatterers from the Thrushes'^. And thus equally, as in 

 the former tribe, we may recognize the completion of a circular 

 succession of affinities between all the families of the Denti- 

 rostres. 



% 3. CONIROSTRES. 



The tribe which next meets our attention, comprising most of 

 the " Conirosires" of M. Cuvier, and including at the same time 

 the two orders of M. Temminck, which he terms " Omnivores" 

 and " Granivores," is characterized by the strength and conical 

 form of the beak, and in general by the integrity of its margin. 



* Mr. Swaiuson has lately formed this group into a genus by the name of Pachy- 

 cephala. Nov. 1824. 



t See above, p. 438. See also the relationship of these birds to the Todidce, p. 43 1. 



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