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represents, in all probability, thut Transatlantic group on the 

 European continent. 



448. Jora Scapularis. Horsf. Closely allied in natural affinity with 

 the short-legged thrushes placed by us in the genus Brachypus, 

 which birds we suspect are typical of one of the primary 

 divisions of the Meruladee. The bird figured in the Zoological 

 Researches, appears to be the female of the Quadricolor of Le 

 Vaill. Ois d'Af. (plate 141), where both sexes are represented. 

 It is impossible to say what the Green Indian Warbler (the 

 species immediately preceding this) really is, and the refe- 

 rences are inaccurate. Under the name, however, of the Green 

 Indian Flycatcher, Edwards (plate 79) describes and represents 

 a bird whose colours at least much resemble those of the female 

 "Quadricolor." Sylvia [or rather Sylvicola) Petechia of "Wil- 

 son, is very distinct from the M. ^Estiva of authors. 



464. Sylvia Plumhea. Has the perfect typical characters of our genus 

 Sylvicola. We presume the name has been changed by M. 

 Temminck to Venusla, from the circumstance of Dr. Latham 

 having previously described anotlier bird as Sylvia Plumbea; but 

 as ours is now removed, not only from the genus, but even from 

 the sub-family of Sylvianse, there can be no longer any neces- 

 sity for adopting the proposed alteration. 



Mniotilta. Vieill. When characterizing the Certhia Maculata 

 (Motacial Varia of Lin.), as a sub-genus, under the name of 

 Oxyglossus (Zool. Journ. No. 11, p. 357), we were not aware 

 that this had already been done by M. Vieillot, who cites this 

 bird as the type of his genus Mniotilta. More mature conside- 

 ration induces us to consider this group as a type of form belong- 

 ing to the genus Sylvicola. With respect to the birds referred 

 by us to Fermivora, they are totally distinct from that cited by 

 M. Cuvier, as the type of his genus Dacuis. Vermivora also 

 appears to be a sub-genus to Sylvicola ; while Dacnis seems to 

 hold the same rank among the suctorial creepers. 



469. Malurus Hirundinaceus, is a true Diceum of M. Cuvier. 



