170 Mr. Swainson on several new groups in Ornithologj/. 



inaile by another, which has just been characterized by Mr, Vigors 

 and Dr. llorslield, under the name of Zosterops. It is found 

 both in Africa, India, and Australia. 



VERMIVORA. IVilson. 



Rostrum grac/le, co7iicum, acutum, iniegrum. 



Al(c lungiitsculce^ attenuatci'^ remigibus I'"'' el 1'-^^ sub-wqualiOus. 



Cauda a-qualis. 



Pedes pallidi. 



Bill slender, couic, acute, entire. Wings rather long, pointed, 

 the first and second quill nearly equal. Tail even. Feel pale. 

 Type. Sj/lvia vermivoru. Wilson, 3. pi. 24, f. 4. 



The habits of this group have been minutely described by 

 Wilson, I have therefore merely defined the external characters 

 from the type he has proposed. 



HYLIOTA. 



Rostrum longiusculum^ compressu?n ; culmine leviler arcuato ; 



gonyde subascendente ; naribus membranaceis, nudis, apertura 



oblongu. 

 Alee mediocres, subattenuatw ; remige Vna brevissimd, vel spuria, 



^cU et 7mu a;qualibus, 3<w, 4'« et bt^fere cequalibus, longissimis. 

 Cauda lata, breviuscula, aqualis. 



Bill rather lengthened, compressed ; culmen slightly arched, 

 gonys somewhat ascending; nostrils membranaceous, naked, the 

 aperture oblong. Wings moderate, rather pointed; the first 

 quill very short, or spurious, second and seventh equal, third, 

 fourth and fifth nearly equal, and longest. Tail broad, rather 

 short, and equal. 



I cannot, with any certainty, cite a published species as typical 

 of this genus. Yet, from the construction of the wing, I have no 

 doubt that it beloncs either to Africa or India. 



