228 CINNYRIDiE. 



Sp. 1. Fu. flaveolus. 



Certhia flaveola. Shatv, v. viii. p. 248. — Nectariuea flaveola, 

 STvain. Zool. Illuat. ii. — The Antilles. 

 Sp. 2. Fu. semitorquatus. 



Certhia semitorquata. Sham, v. vWi. p. 237. — The South Sea 

 Islands. 

 Sp. 3. Fu. olivaceus. 



Merops olivaceus. Shatv, v. viii. p. 180. — The South Sea 

 Islands. 

 Sp. 4. Fu. virens. 



Certhia virens. Shaiv, v. viii. p. 232. — The Sandwich Islands. 



B. Cauda forcata. 



B. With the tail forked. 



Sp. b. Fu.^ Sannio. 



Certhia Sannio. Shaw, v. viii. p, 237. — New Holland. 



FAMILY II.— CINNYRID^. 



Rostrum subelongatum , jyaido attemiatum, lateribus denticulatis : 

 pedes graciles : nares ovntce : lingua bifida. 



Beak rather elongated, a little attenuated, with its edges denti- 

 culated : legs slender : nostrils ovate : tongue bifid. 



The birds of this splendid family are natives of 

 the ancient continent and its adjoining islands : they 

 make no use of the foot as they extract their food, 

 but during this process are poised entirely upon the 

 wing : they resemble the birds of the succeeding 

 family in the vivid lustre of their plumage, but unlike 

 them the various hues remain unchangeable notwith- 

 standing they are placed in different lights. 



