LANIINiE. 





Colluriocincla Vig. Sf Horsf* 



Bill long and straight, with the culmen curved, and the sides compressed to the tip, which is hooked 

 and emarginated ; the gonys long and ascending ; the gape furnished with short bristles ; the nostrils 

 lateral, with the opening rounded and exposed. Wings long and rounded, with the fourth and fifth 

 quills equal and longest. Tail long and emarginated. Tarsi rather longer than the middle toe, and 

 covered in front with broad transverse scales. Toes moderate ; with the outer toe longer than the 

 inner, and united at the base ; the hind toe long, and broadly padded beneath ; the claws moderate, 

 compressed, curved, and acute. 



The species of this genus are found in most parts of Australia. They are active restless birds, moving about the 

 branches of the trees, seeking for various kinds of insects both in the perfect and larva states. Some of the species 

 possess a pleasing song, which is often uttered while in search of their subsistence. The nest is placed on an exposed 

 branch of a tree, or on a projection of a rock. It is composed of the inner bark of trees and leaves, lined internally 

 with fibrous roots. The eggs are usually three in number. 



1. C. harmonica (Lath.) Gould, Lamb. Icon. ined. i. 55. — Col- 

 luriocincla cinerea Vig. &; Horsf. Jard. & Selby, 111. Orn. pi. 71.; 

 Certhia canescens Latli. Lamb. Icon. ined. ii. 74. ; Lanius saturninus 

 Nordm. ; Turdus dilutus Lath. Lamb. Icon. ined. iii. 33.; Collurio- 

 cincla strigata Swains, (juv.). 



2. C. rectirostris Jard. & Selby, 111. of Orn. n. s. pi. 32. 



3. C.fusca Gould, Proc. Z. S. 1836. p. 6. 



4. C. brunnea Gould, Proc. Z. S. 1840. p. 164. 



5. C. rufiventris Gould, Proc. Z. S. 1840. p. 164. 



6. C. parvula Gould, Proc. Z. S. 1845. p. 



* Established by Vigors and Dr. Horsfleld in 1825 {Linn. Trans, xv. p. 213.). 



February, 1847. 



