214 BIRDS. INSECTI VOILE. 



slightly notched ; ridge elevated at its base ; nostrils basal, 

 lateral, half shut by a naked membrane ; legs long, slender ; 

 tarsus often double the length of the intermediate toe ; the 

 internal toe united to the first joint ; wings short, rounded, 

 the three first feathers equally graduated, the fourth and fifth 

 longest ; tail short, equal, or rounded. 



P. cyanura, Tern. (Turdus cj/tfwwrw.?, Lath.) Plumage chestnut- 

 coloured ; yellow, streaked with blue beneath ; head banded with 

 black; tail and transverse pectoral band blue. 8| inches long. 

 Inhabits Guiana. Sharv, vii. pi. 47- 



P. brachyura, Tern. (Corvus brachyurus, Lin.) Plumage green, 

 yellowish beneath, with three black stripes on the head ; shoul- 

 ders and tail- coverts blue ; vent red. 7 inches long. Inhabits 

 Ceylon. Shaw, vii. pi. 48. 



P. versicolor, Swainson. Plumage greenish above, fulvous below, 

 with the rump and tail-feathers blue ; vent red ; crown rufous ; 

 nape, chin, and abdominal spot black. 9 inches long. Inhabits 

 New Holland Zool. Journ. i. 468. 



P. erythrogastra, Tern. Crown, occiput, and cheeks reddish brown ; 

 neck and throat dusky, with a rosy spot ; back, scapulars, and 

 pectoral fascia blue-green ; wing-coverts, rump, and tail blue ; 

 abdomen and vent red. 6 1 inches long. Inhabits Philippine Islands. 

 Tern. PL Col 212. 



Gen. 5. MYIOTHERA, Illig. 



Bill long, straight, convex above, ridge a little arched, point 

 bent suddenly, notched ; lower mandible conical and a little 

 turned up at the point ; nostrils basal, lateral, half conceal- 

 ed by a membrane ; legs long or of medium size, slender ; 

 lateral toes nearly equal, the internal one united to the first 

 joint ; wings short, rounded ; the fourth and fifth feathers 

 longest ; tail short and equal, or long and graduated. 



M. grallarius, Tern. ( Turdus grallarius, Lath. Grattaria, Vieill.) 

 Plumage ferruginous brown above, paler beneath ; occiput cine- 

 reous ; legs long, bare a little above the knee, and of a reddish 

 flesh-colour ; tail extremely short. Size of the missel thrush. 

 Inhabits Guiana Shaw, vii. pi. 49. 



M. tinniens, Tern. (Turdus tinniens, Lath. Grallaria, Vieill.) 

 Plumage brown above, whitish beneath, the breast mottled with 

 dusky ; tail moderately long ; legs pale, plumbeous ; bill black 

 above, white below. 7 inches long. Ceylon. Shaw, x. 306. 

 This species has its name from its shrill and loud tinkling cry, which has been 



compared to the alarum of a clock, and is continued for nearly the space of an hour 



during the mornings and evenings. 



M.jerruginea, Tern. Plumage black, varied with white above ; fer- 

 ruginous below ; throat variegated with red, white, and black ; 

 eyebrows, tip of the wing-coverts, and tail-feathers white. 5 inches 

 long. Inhabits Brazil Tern. PI. Col. 132, fig. 3. 



