242 — ON THE CLASSIFICATION OF BIRDS. a. 
Hemipteryx, Sw. Bill of Drymoica. Wings excessivel: 
short ; the tertials as long as the primaries; the firs 
quill minute; the second hardly shorter than the — 
four next, which are equal, and longest. Tail verv — 
short. Feet as in the next, but the inner toe is 
longer than the outer. Africa, 3 sp. | 
Le Pince-pine. Ois. d’Af. pl. 131. . 
Drymoica, Sw. Bill entire, short. The rictus bristled. 
Wings very short, and rounded ; the three first quills 
equally graduated ; the fourth and fifth longest; 
the primaries hardly longer than the other quills. 
Legs pale. The lateral toes equal. Tail graduated ; the 
feathers obtuse. Africa, South of Europe. 
D. cisticola. Pl. Col. 6. f.3. Le capocier. O. d’Af. pl. 129. — 
Melizophilus, Leach. Upper mandible distinctly 
notched ; rictus slightly bristled. First quill spu- 
rious ; the second shorter than the three next, which ~ 
are the longest. Tail lengthened, rounded ; the 
feathers narrowed towards their tips. Legs mode- 
rate. Lateral toes equal._ Claws small, and slightly 
curved. Europe. 
M. provincialis. Selby, pl. 46. f. 6. 
Malurus, Vieillot. Rictus with stiff bristles. Wings 
short ; the first quill half as long as the second ; 
the two next slightly graduated. Tail lengthened, 
graduated ; the tips broad and truncate. Legs large, 
long, and slender; inner toe much shortened. 
Australia only. | 
M. cyaneus. Lath. Gen. Hist. pl. 106. 
Syrtvia, Latham. Wings long. Claws much curved. 
Tail moderate, even, or slightly forked: 
Sylvia. Tail slightly forked; the feathers not mucro- 
nate. Wings long ; the first quill minute, the second 
and fourth equal, the third longest. Tarsus moderate. 
The inner toe much shorter than the outer. Europe. 
S. Hippolais. Selby, pl. 47. f. 1. trochilus. Ib. pl.47. f.3._ 
Acanthiza, Horsfield and Vigors. Wings moderate or 
lengthened, rounded ; the first quill half as long as — 
