230 BIRDS. INSECTIVOH*. 



R. calendulusj Vieill. (Motacilla, Lin.) Plumage brownish-green 

 above, with a ruby-red stripe on the crown ; body and wings be- 

 neath yellowish. 4| inches long. Inhabits North America. 

 Edw. Glean, pi. 254, fig. 2. 



Gen. 80. TROGLODYTES, Cuv. Sylvia., Lath. 

 Bill slender, slightly compressed, curved, emarginated ; nostrils 

 basal, half covered by a naked membrane ; wings short and 

 rounded ; fourth and fifth feathers of equal length, and long- 

 est ; tail short, rounded, erect ; tarsus the length of the mid- 

 dle toe. 



The birds of this genus have the bill very slender and slightly bent. Their tail and 

 wings are short, and they carry the former always erect. Their plumage is sombre, 

 and they are of retired habits. The Common Wren is the only European species. 



T. Europeans, Cuv. (Sylvia Troglodytes, Lath.) The Wren. Up- 

 per parts of the body pale chestnut-brown, with very narrow 

 transverse stripes of a deeper colour ; quill-feathers with alter- 

 nate spots of black and reddish ; throat and .breast bluish- white ; 

 a narrow white band above the eye ; under parts pale brown. 

 3 finches long. Inhabits Europe. B. Selby, Illust.pL 47, fig. 5. 



T.fulvus, Vieill. (Sylvia fulva, Lath.) Plumage brown, inclining 

 to yellowish below, and white on the middle of the belly ; back, 

 wings, and tail finely striped with black ; feet yellowish. 4 in- 

 ches long. Inhabits Surinam Sharv, x, 726. 



Gen. 31. SAXICOLA, Bechst. Sylvia, Lath. Motacilla, Lin. 



Bill straight, slender, slightly carinated, and advancing upon 

 the forehead ; the top of the upper mandible a little bent and 

 emarginated ; nostrils basal, lateral, ovoid, partly concealed 

 by a membrane ; tarsus considerably longer than the middle 

 toe ; the outer toe joined at its base to the middle one ; third 

 and fourth quill-feathers longest. 



The greater number of the individuals of this genus live in open and rocky situa- 

 tions. They are never found in large woods, and rarely in bushes. Their food is 

 insects, which they seize on the ground, running with celerity. They are generally 

 distinguished by the distribution of black and white on their caudal feathers, in which 

 the white occupies the greater part, the extremity and two middle feathers being 

 black. Their tail is constantly in motion. 



S. cachinnans, Tern. (Turdus leucurus, Gmel.) Plumage above 

 deep black ; rump, thighs, and tail from the base near to the tip 

 white ; two middle tail-feathers black to near their origin. 7 in- 

 ches long. Inhabits Southern Europe Sharv, x. pi. 22. 



S. cenanthe, Bechst. (Sylvia, Lath.) The Wheat-ear. Plumage above 

 bluish-gray ; a black band passes each eye and covers the orifices 

 of the ears ; forehead, chin, eyebrows, rump, and belly white ; tail 

 white two thirds of its length. 6 inches long. Inhabits Europe. 

 -B. Selby, Illust. pi. 48, fig. 1. 



S. stapazina, Tern. Space between the eye and bill, round the eyes, 

 all the throat, scapulars, and wings, deep black ; top of the head, 





