CINCLIU.E — THE DIPPERS. 



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Kamii.y CINCLID^. — Tiik Diiteuh. 



On page '1 will be found the cliarocteristics of tliis family, M-liicli need not 

 lie here rejieated. There is only a single genus, Cinrlux, with four American 

 species, and several from Eurojie and Asia. 



Genus CINCLUS, Bechhtkin. 



Ifililrnhiilii, Vir.ii,T.i>T, Aimlysc, ISKi (Ag.). — B.uiti), H. X. A. 229. 



Ciiicliis, Br.(i;.sii;iN, (icnii'iii. Natui-fr. 1802. (Xot of Moi'liiiiig, 17.'<2. 'Typi' fHKriiiin ciii- 

 clii.1, L.) — Salviv, Ibis, lHti7, lO'J. (Moiiof,'nii)li.) 



<ii:\. CuAii. liiU \vitli(iut nil}- lii-i.-;tl('s :il tlir hi'-c ; .sloniliM', .=uliiiliit(> ; tli(> inan(lH)lo 

 licnl sliglitly iiiiwiu'il; tlu; uiiliiieii sliijfhtly coiicavi! to nciir the ti)), wliii'h is iiiiich curved 



anil nolcliL'd ; tlie coniiiiissiiral tMljrcs nf tli(! 

 liill liiu'ly iiick(>(l towanls oiid. Feel larn;o 

 and stroiiLr, the toes in'ojeeling eonsiderably 

 beyond the tail ; tlio elaw.s large. Lateral 

 toes ec|ni\l. Tail very short, and even; not 

 two tliirils the wii.trs, -whieli are eoneavo 

 and somewhat I'ulcate. Tlic (irst primary 

 is more than one Iburlh the longest. Eggs 

 wiiite. 



Cindiis weriraitiis. 



Tlie slightly upward hend of the 

 hill, somewhat as 'wxJuthxx, renders 

 the cuhnen concave, and t/ie commissure slightly convex. Tlie maxilla at 

 hase is nearly as high as the man- 

 dible ; the wliole bill is much com- 

 jiresscd anci attcmiated. The lat- 

 eral claws barely reach the base of 

 till! middle one, which is broad; 

 the inner face extended into a 

 liorny lann'na, with one or two 

 notclics or ])ectinations somewhat 

 as in ('(>/in'iin(/(/ii/(r. The stilfcned 

 suli-falcate wings are (piite re- 

 markabl.'. The tail is so short that 

 the upper coverts extend nearly to 

 its tip. 



i'lic s|(ccies are all dull-colored birds, usually brown, sometimes varied 

 with whit(! on the head, hack, or throat. They inhabit mountainous sidi- 

 nlpine regions abounding in rajiid streams, and always attract attention 

 by their habit of feeding tnuhu' wattir, searching among the gravid and 

 stones for their insect prey. 



Cinditf mfxirtimta. 



