aw 



SYI.VIAD.K. 



edged with yellowish-white : outer tail-feathers en- 

 tirely white ; on the adjoining one a large conical 

 white spot : legs long, yellowish : length of the hind 

 toes and claws one inch. 



Sp. 10. An. petrosus. 



Alauda obscura. Steph. v. x. p. 536. — England. 



GENUS CXVI.— SAXICOLA, Beckstein. WHEATEAR. 



Rostrum basi altiiis quam la- 

 tum, rectum, inter nares 

 angulosum, ad apicem in- 

 curvatum ; mandibulq in- 

 ferior superiorem brevior, 

 recta, obtusa. 



Alec penna spuria. 

 Jtcmex secunda longissima. 



Beak higher than broad at 

 the base, straight, angu- 

 lated between the nostrils, 

 incurved at the tip: the 

 loioer mandible shorter 

 than the upper, straight, 

 obtuse. 



Wings with a spurious quill. 



Second quill longest. 



Oenanthe, Vieillot. — Vitifloua, Stephens. 



These are lively birds, and stand high on their 

 legs : they build on the ground, and are insectivo- 

 rous. 



Sp. I. Sa. cachinans. Temtn. Man. d'Orn. 2. Edit. i. 236. — 

 Turdus leucurus. Stej)h. v. x. p. 230. pi. 22. — Spain. 



Sp. 2. Sa. oenanthe. Temm. Man. d'Orn. 2 Edit. i. 237— Vi. 

 cenanthe. Steph. v. x. p. 565. — England and Europe. 



Sp. 3. Sa. stapazina. Temm. Man. d'Orn. 2 Edit. i. 23!).— Vi. 

 rufa. Steph. v. x. p. 569. — Europe. 



Sp. 4. Sa. aurita. Temm. Man, d'Orn. 2 Edit. i. 241. — Temm. 

 PL Col. 257./. 1. 



