514 REPTILES AND BIRDS. 
Tyrannus, Monacha, Eurylaimus, Flatyrhynchus, Todus, Myiagra, 
Musccapa, Alectrurus, Drymophila, Formucivora, Rhipidura, Seisura, 
Psophodes, and Luicurus. Of these, Lurylatmus have a very large, 
depressed, and cleft bill. They are of more elegant form than 
plumage ; for their colouring is devoid of brilliant tints. They live 
a retiring life in marshes, and upon the banks of lakes and rivers, 
feeding upon the worms and insects which abound in such localities. 
They are about the size of the Thrush, and they inhabit the isles of 
Oceania. 
The Manakins (Piprize) have the bill rather short; the upper 
mandible much curved, and pierced with large nostrils; the feet 
longish, slender, and weak ; the external toes reverted towards the 
middle. ‘These birds are natives of South America, and are gifted 
with brilliant plumage. 
The Cock of the Rock (Awficoia) is remarkable for the lively and 
delicate shades of the colour of its plumage, and for a graceful 
crest which decorates its crown. It prefers sombre localities, and 
retires into clefts and caverns when pursued. It is very wild, and 
only issues from its hiding-place in search of the fruits which form 
its food. Under the most favourable circumstances these birds are 
difficult to approach, taking flight at the slightest appearance of 
danger. Their name comes from their size, and also from their 
habit of scratching up the earth, and flapping their wings like the 
Domestic Cock. They are natives of South America and Malaya. 
The best-known species, Reuficola aurantia, is a native of Guiana ; 
its plumage is bright orange, and the crest is formed by two rows of 
feathers, so arranged as to form a semicircle. 
The warblers (Sy/vzane@) are readily recognised by their short, 
slender, and tapering bill, constituting a numerous series of birds, 
among which we recognise many of our most familiar garden and 
field favourites. 
All these are of small size, and have the singular property of 
imparting a vibratory motion to their tails. They are denizens of 
our woods, thickets, and gardens, where they fill the air with their 
melody. ‘They are generally migratory, arriving in the spring, and 
departing at the fall of the leaf. Living, except in autumn, almost 
exclusively on insects and their larve, they render in this respect 
eminent services to man ; but it is a curious fact that at that period 
these birds cease to be insectivorous, and feed on fruits—principally 
figs and grapes, whence the name of dcc-figwes applied to them in the 
south of France. By gourmets they are most eagerly sought after 
for their flesh, which is considered most delicate. 
