MNIOTILTINjE. 



61. M. dominica (Linn.) Briss. Orn. iii. t. 27. f. 3. 



62. M. semitorqvata (Grael.). 



63. M.fulva (Gmel.). 



64. M.fusea (Gmel.) 



65. M. catidris (Linn.) Edwards's Birds, pi. 121. f. 2. 



66. M. bananivora (Gmel.). 



67. M. lineata (Gmel.). 



68. M. gularis (Mill.) Cim. Phys. pi. 30. C. 

 69- M. ardosiacea (Vieill.). 



70. M. pyrrhonotus (Vieill.) N. Diet. d'Hist. Nat. ii. 178., 

 Azara, No. 163. 



71. M. ruflcapilla (Vieill.) N. Diet. d'Hist. Nat. ii. 179-, Azara, 

 No. 164. 



72. M. ? rubida (Vieill.) N. Diet. d'Hist. Nat. ii. 203., Azara, 

 No. 166. 



73. M. sylvestris (Vieill.) Ency. Meth. p. 457.., Azara, No. 168. 



74. M. pyrrholeuca (Vieill.) Ency. Meth. p. 480., Azara, No. 231. 



75. M. ruficollis (Vieill.) Ency. Me'th. p. 476., Azara, No. 240. 



76. M. albifrons (Vieill.) N. Diet. d'Hist. Nat. ii. p. 276. 

 77- M. melanorhoa (Vieill.) Ency. Meth. p. 444. 



78. M. chrysopus (Vieill.) N. Diet. d'Hist. Nat. ii. p. 208. 

 79- M. virescens (Lath.) — Sylvia viridicans Shaw. 

 80. ? M. leucoptera (Vieill.) Ois. d'Amer. Sept. ii. t. 84. — Type 

 of JEgithina Vieill. (1816). 



Trichas Swains* 



Bill moderate, strong, and straight, with the culmen gradually curved, and the sides compressed to 

 the tip, which is acute and slightly emarginated ; the lateral margins inflexed ; the gonys long and 

 ascending, and the gape furnished with a few weak bristles ; the nostrils basal, and placed in a short 

 broad groove, Avith the opening exposed, and partly closed by a membranous scale. Wings moderate ; 

 with the first quill much shorter than the second, Avhich is rather shorter than the third and fourth. 

 Tail moderate and broad. Tarsi rather longer than the middle toe, and covered in front with broad 

 scales. Toes moderate ; with the lateral toes equal, and the outer toe slightly united at the base ; the 

 hind toe long, sti-ong, and armed with a strong curved claw. 



The species of this genus are found both in North and South America. They live in the low bushes, continually 

 seeking among the leaves for the caterpillars, spiders, and other kinds of insects that reside on them. If alarmed, 

 they dart into the midst of the bush, and remain quiet until the cause of alarm has subsided. At times they even search 

 for insects that hide in the fallen leaves that lie beneath the bushes. The nest is placed on the barren or swampy 

 ground, or in a mossy limb of a fallen tree, composed outwardly of withered leaves and grass, lined interiorly with hair. 

 Sometimes it is furnished with a dome-shaped covering. The female deposits from four to six eggs. 



1. T. marilandicus (Briss.) PL enl. 709- f. 2., Edwards's Birds, 

 pi. 237- — Motacilla trichas Gmel. Wils. Amer. Orn. pi. 6. f. 1 . 

 t. 1 8. f. 4. ; Trichas personatus Swains. ; Sylvia Roscoe Audub. ; 

 Regulus? mystaceus Steph. 



2. T. velatus (Vieill.) Swains. Ois. d'Amer. Sept. t. 74. — Syl- 

 via canicapilla Pr. Max. Swains. Zool. 111. pi. 174., Azara, No. 155. 



3. T. cequinoctialis (Gmel.) PI. enl. 685. f. 1., Vieill. Ois. 

 d'Amer. Sept. t. 81. 



4. T. Philadelphia (Wils.) Bonap. Wils. Amer. Orn. pi. 14. f. 6. 

 — Sylvia agilis Wils. Amer. Orn. pi. 39. f. 4. 



5. T. brachydactylus (Swains.) Two Cent, and a Quart. 295. 



6. T. Imcoblepharus (Vieill.) Diet. d'Hist. Nat., Azara, No. 153. 

 — Trichas superciliosus Swains. 



7. T. bivittatus (D'Orb. & Lafr.) Lafr. Synop. Av. p. 51. 



8. T. nigrocristatus Lafr. Rev. Zool. 1840. p. 230. 



9. T. ruficeps (D'Orb. & Lafr.) Synop. Av. p. 10. 



10. T. concolor (D'Orb. & Lafr.) Synop. Av. p. 10. 



1 1 . T. Macgillivrayi Audub. B. of Amer. pi. 399. f. 4, 5. 



12. T. DelafleUii Audub. Orn. Biogr. v. p. 307. 



Zosterops Vig. fy Horsf.f 



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

 which is acute and emarginated ; the gonys long, and slightly ascending ; the gape furnished with a few 



* Mr. Swainson established this division in 1827. 



f This genus was established by the late Mr. Vigors and Dr. Horsfield in 1825. 



