LUSCININiE. 



the third rather shorter than the fourth and fifth, which are equal and longest. Tail moderate, and 

 slightly emarginated in the middle. Tarsi longer than the middle toe, slender, and covered in front by 

 an entire scale. Toes moderate, the outer toe longer than the inner, and united at its base ; the claws 

 rather long, slender, and curved. 



The species of this genus are found in Europe, Asia, and America. They are migratory, and are usually ohserved 

 on trees, especially the fir, and hushes, actively examining the branches and foliage for the minute insects and the larvas 

 that frequent them. It is not unusual to observe these birds hanging from the extremity of a branch, while searching 

 for their favourite food. They possess in some seasons a loud song. The nest is suspended between two or three 

 slender boughs, and it is composed of moss lined with feathers. The eggs are five to ten in number. 



1 . R. cristatus Ray Motacilla regulus Linn. ; Regulus auri- 



capillus Selby ; R. flavicapillus Naum. Gould, B. of Eur. pi. 148. 

 f. l.j R. vulgaris StepJi. 



2. R. ignicapillus Brehm, PL enl. 651. f. 3. — Regulus pyoce- 

 phalus Brehm; R. mystaceus Vieill. Gould, B. of Eur. pi. 148. 

 f. 2. 



3. R. proregulus (Pall.) Zoogr. i. p. 499- — Regulus modestus 

 Gould, B. of Eur. pi. 149., Blyth, Journ. A.S. B. 1843. p. 963.; 

 Phyllopneuste reguloides Hodgs. ; Type of Regulokles Blyth 

 (1847). 



4. R. viridanus (Bl.) Journ. A. S. B. 1843. p. 967- — Phyllo- 

 pneuste rufa Bl. ; Abrornis tenuiceps Hodgs. ? 



5. R. affinis (Tick.) Journ. A. S. B. ii. p. . — Sylvia indica 

 Jerd. 



6. R. lugubris (Bl.) Journ. A. S. B. 1843. p. 968. 



7. R. nitidus (Bl.) Journ. A. S. B. 1843. p. 965. — Hippolais 

 Swainsoni Hodgs. ? 



S. R. tristis (Bl.) Ann. Nat. Hist. 1843. p. 178. — Sylvia 

 trochilus Jerd. 



9. R. trochiloides (Sundev.) — Phyllopneuste reguloides Bl. Journ. 

 A.S.B. 1842. p. 191. 



10. R. flaveolus (Bl.) Abrornis xanthogaster Hodgs. 



11. R. erochroa (Hodgs.) Cat. of Specim. &c. Mam. and Birds^ 

 Brit. Mus. App. p. 152. — Abrornis pulchra Hodgs. 



12. R. castaneoceps (Hodgs.) Cat. Specim. &c. Mam. and Birds, 

 Brit. Mus. App. p. 152. 



13. R. chloronotus (Hodgs.) Cat. Specim. &c. Mam. and Birds, 

 Brit. Mus. App. p. 152. 



14. R. schisticeps (BL) Journ. A. S. B. xiv. p. 592. — Abrornis 

 xanthoschistos Hodgs. 



15. R. flaviventris (Hodgs.) Proc. Zool. Soc. 1845. p. 31. — 

 Type of Horornis Hodgs. (1845). 



16. R. fuliginoventris (Hodgs.) Proc. Zool. Soc. 1845. p. 31. 



17. R. fulviventris (Hodgs.) Proc. Zool. Soc. 1845. p. 31. 



18. R.fortipes (Hodgs.) Proc. Zool. Soc. 1845. p. 31. 



19. R. satrapa Licht. — Sylvia regulus Wils. Amer. Orn. pi. 8. 

 f. 2., Pr. Bonap. Amer. Orn. pi. 2. f. 4. ?, Audub. B. of Amer. pi. 

 183.; Regulus rubineus Vieill. Ois. d'Ame'r. Sept. t. 104, 105.; 

 R. tricolor Nutt. 



20. R. Cuvieri Audub. B. of Amer. pi. 55. 



21. R. calendula (Linn.) Edw. Birds, pi. 254. f. 2., Wils. 

 Amer. Orn. pi. 5. f. 3., Audub. B. of Amer. pi. 19-5. 



Cyanotis Szvains.* 



Bill rather long and straight, with the culmen straight, but curved at the tip, which is emarginated ; 

 the sides compressed ; the gonys long and slightly ascending ; the gape furnished with a few short 

 weak bristles ; the nostrils basal, pierced in a membranous groove, with the opening longitudinal and 

 exposed. Wings moderate, with the third quill the longest, and the first two thirds the length of the 

 second. Tail moderate, and rounded on the sides. Tarsi longer than the middle toe, slender, and 

 covered in front with an entire scale. Toes lengthened and slender ; the outer toe longer than the 

 inner, and united at its base ; the hind toe very long, and armed with a long curved claw. 



The typical species of this division is found in the warmer parts of South America. It frequents the reeds on the 

 borders of the lakes. 



C. Azarai (Licht.) — Sylvia omnicolor Vieill. ; Regulus Byronensis Gray, Griff. An. Kingd. ii. pi. p. 42. ; S. rubrigastra Vieill. Azara, 

 No. 161. 



Established by Mr. Swainson in 1837- Tachuris of M. D'Orbigny and Baron Lafresnaye (1837) is coequal. 



