ORDER PASSERES. 439 



Sax. Jardinii, Vi;^ors and Horsf. 



Blackish-gray ; belly white ; wings and tail black ; 

 wings white- banded ; tail-feathers, middle excepted, 

 white-banded ; tips slender, white-tipt ; length six 

 inches and three quarters. New Holland. 



The Mot. Cyanea of Gmel. Lath. Syn. ii. t. 53. has 

 the bill of the Stonechats, but differs in its long legs. 



Sylvia Saxicola Obscura, King, Zool. Jour. 



Black-brown ; wings short and rounded ; tail short, 

 feet long, strong, and pale in colour. 



The RuBiETTES (Sylvia, Wolf et Meyer. Ficedula, 



Bechst.) 



have the beak only a little more narrow at the base 

 than the preceding. They are solitary birds, which 

 nestle generally in holes, and live on insects, worms, 

 and berries. 



We have here four species : 



The Redbreast, {Mot. Rubecula, Lin.) Enl. 361. 1. 



Gray-brown above ; throat and chest red ; belly white ; 

 nestles near the ground in woods ; is inquisitive and 

 familiar ; some remain in winter, take refuge in ha- 

 bitations, and are easily tamed. 



The Blue-throated Warbler, (Mot. Suecica, Lin.) Enl. 361, 2. 

 and 610. f 1. 2. 3. 



Brown above ; throat blue ; chest red ; belly white ; 

 more rare than the preceding ; nestles on the borders 

 of woods and marshes. 

 This species is named Si/lvia Cyanecula by Meyer. 



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