THE COURIER — THE WARBLEKS, 



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The Couriers (^s)-came from Europe;— the Creeper 



" I sing, 

 From New Zealand arriv*d— of the Creepers the king. 



The Manakin tuning his octave was there ; 

 And many sweet Warblers C^) both splendid and 

 rare : 



diblcs serrate at the edge; feet formed for climbing. The 

 Curucui, or Red-eellied CuRUCUi, the chief species, is about 

 ten inches long; the head, neck, and breast, a brilliant green, 

 changing in different positions into a lively blue ; wings greenish- 

 white, variegated with small lines of black in a zig-zag direction ; 

 tail very long ; belly red; builds in the hole of some tree; eggs 

 three or four, nearly white, the size of a pigeon's ; the female 

 during her incubation is supplied with food, carefully watched 

 by the male, and soothed by his song ; the female has also a me- 

 lancholy accent during the season of love. The French in St. 

 Domingo call this bird the English Lady. Found in various 

 parts of South America. 



The Viridis, or Yellow-bellied-Curucui, is eleven inches 

 and a half long ; song, or rather whistle, not unpleasant ; two 

 varieties found in Brazil. The Indicus, or Indian Curucdi, is 

 found in India ; the FasciatuSy or Fa sci at ed- Curucui, in 

 Ceylon. 



(35) Order, Grall^e, (LntL) Courier. 



The genus Corrira, (Lath.) or Courier, consists of one 

 species only, the Jtalica, or Italian>Coukier, having a long 

 stiaiglit bill, without teeth; thighs longer than the body; feet 

 four-toed, palmate; the hind-toe not connected ; it is less than 

 the curlew, and runs swiftly ; inhabits Italy. 



(36) The genus MoTAciLLA,CLr«w.^ or Sylvia, as the War- 

 BLERs are termed by Dr. Latham, has been described pretty 

 copiously in the first Part; but as the Warblers, peculiarly so 

 called, are most common to tropical and other warm climates, 



