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MENUPJN^. 



The species are inhabitants of the warm and humid parts of South America. They possess a remarkably sweet and 

 powerful song. 



1. C. thoracicus Tschudi, Fauna Peruana, p. 22. t. 16. f. 1. I 3. C. ? musicus (Bodd.) PI. enl. 706. f. 2 Turdus cantans 



2. C. carinatus (Swains.) B. of Braz. pi. 14. | Gmel. ; T. arada Lath. 



Tesia Hodgs.* 



Bill moderate and slender, with the culmen gradually curved, and the sides compressed to the tip, 

 which is slightly emarginated ; the gonys long and slightly ascending ; the nostrils lateral, and placed 

 in a broad groove, with the opening concealed by a large horny scale. Wings short and rounded, with 

 the fifth and sixth quills equal and longest. Tail very short. Tarsi longer than the middle toe, and 

 slender, with the front covered by an entire scale. Toes long and slender ; the lateral toes equal, and 

 the outer toe slightly united at the base ; the hind toe long and rather strong ; the claws moderate, com- 

 pressed, and slightly curved. 



The species are found on the mountains of India. Mr. Hodgson informs us that they dwell in moist woods where 

 there is plenty of underwood ; they are solitary, silent, live and breed on the ground, and feed on seeds, gravel, and 

 insects. 



1. T. albiventris Hodgs. Journ. As. Soc. Beng. 1837. P- 102. — 

 Tesia rufiventris Hodgs. ; Pnoepyga pusillus Hodgs. ; Micrura squa- 

 mata Gould, Icon. Av. pi. 



2. T. concolor Hodgs. Proc. Z. S. 1845. p. . 



3. T. castaneo-coronata (Burt.) Proc. Z. S. 1835. p. 152. — 



Tesia flaviventer Hodgs. Journ. As. Soc. Beng. 1837. p. 102. ; 

 Type of Oligura Hodgs. (1845). 



4. T. eyaniventer Hodgs. Journ. As. Soc. Beng. 1837. p. 101. 

 — Saxicola ? olivacea McClell. 



Oligura Rupp.-f 



Bill moderate and slender, with the culmen gradually curved and the sides compressed to the tip, 

 which is entire ; the gonys long and slightly ascending ; the nostrils lateral, placed in a membranous 

 groove, with the opening lunate and partly covered by the membrane. Wings long and pointed, with 

 the third and fourth quills the longest. Tail very short and rounded. Tarsi longer than the middle 

 toe, slender, and covered with broad scales. Toes short ; the outer toe longer than the inner one, and 

 slightly united at the base ; the hind toe long, and broadly padded beneath ; the claws long, strong, 

 compressed, and much curved. 



The type of this genus was discovered in Abyssinia by Dr. Riippel. 



O. micrurus Riipp. Faun. Abyss, t. 41. f. 1. — Troglodytes brevicaudatus Riipp. MSS. 



* Mr. Hodgson established this genus in 1837 (Journ. As. Soc. Beng. 1837; p. 102.). In 1841 he altered the name to Anura, and in 

 1845 to Pnoepyga. It is synonymous with Microura of Mr. Gould (1837), and Oligura of Mr. Hodgson (1845). 

 t It was in 1845 that Dr. Riippell established this division. 



