510 AVES. 



convex above, compressed, having- a ridge between the frontal feathers ; legs 

 short ; tarsus longer tlian the middle toe ; lateral toe stronger and longer 

 than the rest ; wings with first five quills graduated, the sixth and seveutli 

 longest. 



Paradisea apoda, — The Great Bird of Paradise. Plate xix. fig. 7. Cinna- 

 mon-coloured ; head and throat iridescent golden-green ; side feathers very 

 long, slight of texture, and fawn-coloured ; the two intermediate tail feathers 

 long and setaceous. Total length two feet. Inhabits the Moluccas. 



Gent«23.— LAMPROTORNIS.— rejwmrecA-. 



Generic Character. — Bill of medium size, depressed at the base, with a 

 ridge concealed in the frontal feathers, somewhat convex above, and 

 cumpressed at the tip, which is slightly notched ; nostrils basal, lateral, 

 ovate, partly closed by an arched membrane, frequently hidden by feathers ; 

 legs long ; tarsus longer than the middle toe ; internal toe adhering at its 

 base, the external one free ; fourth and fifth quills longest. 



Lamprotornis gulaiis. — The Gorget Bird of Paradise. Plate xxix*. fig. 2. 

 Black, with a highly iridescent lustre of purple and green, having a golden 

 metallic lustre on the back and under parts ; throat of a copper golden hue ; 

 head crested ; tail long, wedge-shaped. Size, exclusive of the tail, about 

 eeven inches. Inhabits the Moluccas. 



ORDER III.— INSECTIVOROUS BIRDS. 



The bill is of a medium size, or short in some genera ; it is straight, round- 

 ed, or subulate ; upper mandible ciuved, and notched at the tip ; base fi>r 

 Ihe most part beset with bristly hairs, directed forward ; feet having three 

 toes before and one behind, with parallel articulations ; the exterior toe 

 adhering at its base, or in some species to the first phalange of the middle 

 toe. 



Their voices, for the most part, melodious ; and they feed on berries iu the 

 cold season. 



Genus 1 — TUB.T)VS.—Lin7ia;zis. 



Genei'ic Character. — Bill medium-sized, with a few bristles at its base 

 directed forward, slightly bending towards the point, which Is rather com- 

 pressed, with the upper mandible eraarginated, and notched near the tip ; 

 nostrils basal, lateral, and ovate, partly hidden by a naked membraue ; tarsus 

 longer than the middle toe, to which the outer one is attached at its base ; 

 first quill short, the third and fourth the longest. 



Turdus musicus. — The Thrush, or Tljrostle. Plate xxix. fig. 8. Describ- 

 ed, vol. iii. p. 235- 



Turdus torguatus. — The Ring Ouzel. Plate xxix fig. 9. Described, vol. 

 iii. p. 239. 



Turdus meru/a.— The Black Bird. Plate xxxii. fig. 1. Described, voL iii. 

 p. '238. 



Turdus Orpheus.— The Mocking-Bird. Plate xxxii. fig. 2. Described, vol. 

 ill. p. 2U. 



