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dible. They feed on insects, small, defective, birds and mammals 
which they usually capture on the ground, then return to their 
perch, to eat. 
Il. Muscicarip& (Flycatchers) comprise, birds of small size ; 
bill typically much depressed, broad at the base. Rictal bristles 
well developed, which aid them in holding insects, captured on the 
wing. 
Ill. Mervupip (Thrushes) most of these birds feed and_ re- 
main much on the ground, in preference to perching on trees; bill 
compressed, of moderate size and strength; rictal bristles undeve- 
loped. 
IV. Bracuyropip&. These are thrushes with short legs and 
feet, Bulbuls and Orioles. All of them are arboreal in habits ; 
seldom seen on the ground. They live principally on fruit, when 
procurable, and soft berries ; but they often have to fall back on 
insectivorous diet. 
V. SyuvraAbx (/Varblers) small birds, as a rule, with slender 
bills, a sort of isosceles triangle in shape; longish tarsi. These 
birds feed chietly on insects, at times are seen on the ground, gener- 
ally on trees and bushes. 
VI. AmprELips. This last group, takes in all the remaining 
forms of structure, habits and peculiarities of Dentirostres. None 
of these birds can be placed with assurance in any of the foregoing 
families. They comprise birds of varied types—Hill-Tits,- the hard- 
billed birds including the True Tits, and the remaining type of 
Flowerpeckers, Shrike and Thrush-Tits, and Accentores. Majority 
of them are found on tall bushes, evergreeu recesses or scrub-jungle 
on the hill slopes, favoring places which are in close proximity to 
springs and water-courses. Some of these birds are bright and 
beautifully marked, others again are dull, sombre im colour, and pre- 
fer secluded haunts. Their bills are of the most part stout and 
somewhat conical in appearance. 
