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fifth of equal length, and longer than the rest; tail short, round¬ 
ed, and carried erect; legs strong; tarsus same length as the 
middle toe, the external toes of equal length. 
Troglodytes Europoeus. — The Wren. 
Plate XLVI. fig. 1. 
Head, upper parts of the body and tail pale chestnut-brown; 
under parts pale wood-brown; tail transversely barred with um¬ 
ber-brown ; a pale streak over the eyes ; legs yellowish-brown. 
Three inches and a half long. Inhabits Europe, 
Genus 32. —S A XI COL A.— Bechstein. 
Generic Character. —OBill straight, slightly carinated, with the 
base dilated, and resting on the forehead; tip of the upper man¬ 
dible a little bent, and emarginated ; coronal region rounded and 
high; nostrils basal, lateral, oval, and partly concealed by a 
membrane; tarsus considerably longer than the middle toe; the 
external toe adhering at its base to the middle one; wings of 
medium length, first quill not half the length of the second, 
which is shorter than the third and fourth, these last being the 
longest; coverts and scapulars very short. 
Saxicola cenanthe. — The Wheat-Ear. 
Plate XLVI. fig. 2. 
Upper parts bluish-gray; wings brownish-black; abdomen 
and crissum white; lower part of the neck and breast pale chest¬ 
nut-brown; side tail feathers white for two-thirds of their 
length, black at the points; centre feathers black; a black 
streak passes from the base of the bill across the eyes; bill, 
legs, and feet, black. Six inches long. Inhabits Europe. 
Saxicola ruhetra — The Whin-Chat. 
Plate XLVI. fig. 3, 
Crown of the head, back, and wing-coverts, dusky-black, 
each feather being bordered with ochre-yellow; rump yellowish- 
brown, streaked with dark brown ; throat and breast pale orange- 
brown ; abdomen and crissum white, tinged with yellow; a 
white streak passes from the base of the bill, over the eyes, to 
the nape; cheeks and ear-coverts dark brown; base of tail 
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