VI. SYNOPSIS. 



Gen. ii. ORIOLUS. Bill subconic, slightly depressed 

 at the base; upper mandible carinated above, and slightly 

 notched near the point: nostrils small, basal, lateral, situate 

 in a large membrane: tarsus about the same length as the 

 middle toe, which is joined at its base to the outer one : 

 third quill feather longest. 



O. Galbula, Linn. v. i, p. 96 



Gen. 12. STURNUS. Bill almost straight, depressed 

 especially at the tip, rather blunt; base of the upper man- 

 dible advancing on the forehead, the edges projecting a little 

 over the under mandible : nostrils basal, half closed by an 

 arched membrane : the outer toe united to the base of the 

 middle one as far as the first joint : second quill longest, first 

 very short. 



S. vulgaris, Linn. - - v. i, p. 98-101 



Gen. 13. PASTOR. Bill subconic, compressed, slightly 

 curved, with a small notch near the point : nostrils oval, 

 lateral, half closed by a membrane clothed with small 

 feathers : feet strong, middle toe much shorter than the 

 tarsus: the outer toe joined at its base to the middle one: 

 first quill very short, second and third longest. 



P. roseus, Temm. - v. i, p. 102 



ORDER III. INSECTIVORES. 



BILL moderate, straight, rounded, edges somewhat 

 sharp ; upper mandible bent, generally furnished 

 at the base with bristly hairs standing forwards : 

 three toes before and one behind, placed on the 

 same plane; outer toe connected to the middle 

 one as far as the first joint. 



Gen. 14. LANIUS. Bill robust, straight at the base, 

 compressed; upper mandible hooked at the point, and 



