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longer only near the tip. The female has only twelve ordinary 
quills. 
This singular species, Menura lyra, Vieill. Ois. de Par. pl. 
xiv, xv, and Gal. 192, Sh. Nat. Misc. 577, inhabits the rocky 
districts of New Holland; its size is somewhat less than that 
of the Pheasant. . 
Moraci.ia, Lin. 
The Warblers form an excessively numerous family, known by the 
beak, which is straight, slender, and ‘similar to a bodkin. When 
slightly depressed at base, it approaches that of the Flycatchers; 
when compressed, and its point is curved a little, it leads to the: 
straight beaked Shrikes. An endeavour has been made to divide 
them as follows: 
SAXICOLA, Bechst.(1) ' 
The beak a little depressed, and rather broad at base, which partic- 
ularly allies these birds to the last small tribe of the Flycatchers. 
They are lively, and stand tolerably high. The French species build 
on the ground, or under it, and feed exclusively on insects. | 4 Les 
Motacilla rubicola, L.; Le Traquet, Enl. 678; Naum. 90, 35; 
5. A small brown bird, with a red breast, black throat, and 
some white on the sides of the neck, on the wing, and.on the 
rump. It is constantly flitting about the bushes, and i its weak 
note resembles the tick-tack of a mill, whence its French. name. 
Mot. rubetra; Le Tarier, Enl. 678; Naum. 89, 3, 4. Closely 
resembles the preceding; but the black is on the cheek instead 
of under the throat. It is somewhat larger, and keeps more on 
the ground. France. 
Mot. xanthe; Le Motteux, Enl. 554; Naum. 89,1, 2 (The 
Wheat-Ear.) The rump, and the half of the lateral tail feathers, 
white. The maleis ash coloured above, reddish-white beneath; 
the wing, and a band over the eye, black. In the female, all is 
brownish above, and reddish beneath. It is found in the ploughed 
fields, where it feeds on the worms turned up with the furrow. 
France. 
We should distinguish from them, 
Sazicola strapasina, T.; M. roux, Buff.; Naum. 90,1, 2. A 
species from the south of Europe that sometimes visits France. 
There is a bird in the south of France that should be placed 
near this species, which is black, the rump, and the two supe- 
rior thirds of the tail, white, and which has been referred to the 
(1) Vieill. has changed this name to Motteux (J=nanTHE). 
