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brown, and grey, with large dusky spots ; fore part of neck 

 greyish-white, spotted with black. 



GENUS II. ERITHACUS. REDBREAST. 



Bill short, straight, slender, broader than high at the base, 

 compressed toward the end, the tip declinate, the notches small 

 but distinct ; tarsi rather long, slender, with a long undivided 

 plate and three inferior scutella ; claws of ordinary length, ar- 

 cuate, acute ; wings short, broad, concave, much rounded, the 

 fourth quill longest ; tail of moderate length, slightly decurved, 

 nearly even. 



Erlthacus Rubecula. Robin Redbreast. Upper parts olive- 

 green ; forehead, cheeks, fore-neck and part of the breast 

 bright red. 



GENUS III. FRUTICICOLA. BUSHCHAT. 



Bill short, straight, slender, depressed at the base, compressed 

 toward the end, the tip deflected, the notches small ; tarsi of 

 moderate length, slender, with a long plate and four anterior 

 scutella ; toes rather short, slender ; claws long, moderately 

 arched, extremely acute ; wings short, broad, curved ; first 

 primary a fourth of the length of the second, the third and 

 fourth about equal, the latter longest ; tail short, nearly straight, 

 even. 



1. Friiticicola Rubetra. Whin Bushchat. Male with a 

 yellowish-white band over the eye, the upper parts light yel- 

 lowish-red, with distinct oblong dusky spots ; a patch on the 

 wing, a band on each side of the neck, and the basal part of 

 the tail, white. Female with the dark spots larger, the white 

 markings less conspicuous. 



2. Fruticicola Rubicola. Black-headed Bushchat. Male with 

 the head and throat black, the upper parts brownish-black, the 

 feathers edged with brownish-red ; a s])ot on the wing, the 

 sides of the neck, and the basal part of the upper tail-coverts, 

 white. Female with the head and upper parts streaked with 

 brownish-black and yellowish-grey, a white spot on the wings, 

 the upper tail-coverts yellowish- red. 



