MNI0TILTIN2E. 



very short weak bristles ; the nostrils basal, and placed in a broad groove, with the opening closed by a 

 lunate scale. Wings moderate ; with the first quill very small, and the fourth and fifth equal and 

 longest. Tail moderate, broad, and slightly emarginated in the middle. Tarsi rather longer than the 

 middle toe, and covered in front with broad scales. Toes rather long ; with the outer toe rather longer 

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



The species of this genus are found in India and its isles, Africa, and Australia. They are inhabitants of the forests 

 jungles, thickets, and gardens, and are usually observed singly or in pairs, and at times in great numbers, moving 

 actively among the branches of the trees or thickets, searching with the most careful scrutiny the leaves and flowers, for 

 various kinds of insects, upon which they feed. Their flight is quick and darting, even while proceeding from tree to 

 tree. The nest is composed of grass, moss, and wool, lined with fibrous roots and fine grass. The eggs are usually 

 three in number. 



1. Z. madagascariensis (Linn.) Briss. Orn. iii. t. 28. f. 2. — 

 Sylvia annulosa Swains. Zool. Ulustr. pi. 1 64. ; Zosterops flavigula 

 Swains. Levaill. Ois. d'Afr. t. 132. 



2. Z. borbonica (Bodd.) PI. enl. 705. f. 2. — Zosterops cinereus 



3. Z. palpebrosa (Teram.) PI. col. 293. f. 3. 



4. Z. nicobarica (Blyth), Journ. A. S. B. xiv. p. 563. 



5. Z. lateralis (Lath.) G. R. Gray, Lamb. Icon. ined. iii. 34. — 

 Zosterops dorsalis Vig. § Horsf. ; Sylvia annulosa var. Swains. 

 Zool. 111. pi. 165., Gould, B. of Austr. iv. pi. 81.; Z. tenuirostris 

 Gould, Proc. Z. S. 1837. p. 76'.; Certhia caBrulescens Lath. Lamb. 

 Icon. ined. ii. 66. ; C. diluta Shaw; Philedon ca;ruleus Cuv. 



6. Z. albogularis Gould, Proc. Z. S. 1836. p. 75. 



7. Z. . — Zosterops chloronotus Gould, Proc. Z. S. 1840. 



p. 165., B. of Austr. iv. pi. 82. 



8. Z. lutea Gould, B. of Austr. iv. pi. 83. 



q. Z. , — Zosterops flava Swains. B. of W. Afr. pi. 3. 



10. Z. abyssinica Guer. Rev. Zool. 1834 p. 165. 



11. Z. chloronotus (Vieill.) Ois. dor. t. 28. — Certhia borbonica 

 Gmel. PI. enl. 681. f. 2. ; Zosterops curvirostris Swains. 



12. Z. pallida Swains. Two Cent, and a Quart, p. 294. 



13. Z. ambigua Swains. Two Cent, and a Quart, p. 295. 



14. Z. conspiciUata Kittl. Mem. de l'Acad. St. Petersb. 1835. ii. 

 t. 4., Kittl. Kupf. t. 19. f. 1. 



15. Z. flava (Horsf.) Hartl. Linn. Trans, xiii. p. 170. 



16. Z. — Sylvia flava Meyen, Act. Leop. Kittl. Kupf. 



t. 19. f. 2. 



17. Z. Homb. & Jacq. Voy. au Pole Sud, Ois. t. 19. f. 3. 



18. Z. Homb. & Jacq. Voy. au Pole Sud, Ois. t. 19. f. 4. 



19. Z Homb. & Jacq. Voy. au Pole Sud, Ois. t. 20. f. 6. 



20. Z. westernensis (Quoy & Gaim.) Hartl. Voy. de 1'Astrol. 

 Ois. t. 11. f. 2. 



21. Z. jumnica (Horsf.) Hartl. Linn. Trans, xiii. p. 156. 



22. Z. lugubris Hartl. Rev. Zool. 1848. p. 109- 



Yuhina Hodgs.* 



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

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

 ascending, and ihe gape furnished with a few bristles ; the nostrils basal, and placed in a large groove, 

 with the opening closed Ly a large lunate scale. Wings rather long, and rounded ; with the first three 

 quills graduated, and the fourth nearly as long as the fifth, which is the longest. Tail moderate and 

 broad, with the end of each feather somewhat pointed. Tarsi longer than the middle toe, covered 

 in front with broad scales, with the divisions sometimes scarcely visible. Toes rather long, with the 

 outer toe longer than the inner, and united at its base ; the hind toe long, strong, and armed with a 

 strong curved claw. 



It is on the elevated mountains of Northern India that the species of this genus are found. They usually live in 

 small flocks in the vast jungles : preferring low bushy trees, in the midst of which they are seen hopping actively 



* Mr. Hodgson established this genus in 1831 ; the same author has also proposed the following divisions for subdividing the species: 

 Polyodon (1844), Ixulus (1845), and Myzomis (1843). 



