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200L0GY. 



and one backward. In genera containing so few spe* 

 cies, and with characters so decided, this seems an unne- 

 cessary incumberance to the system, as though in addi- 

 tion to the above ditFerence of structure, it is said to 

 feed on the seeds and kernels of plants, and the Plant- 

 Cutter, on the base of the stems, this makes no good 

 reason for separating species so nearly allied, into 

 distinct genera. 



Both species are found in South America ; the (P. r«r«), 

 Plant-Cutter, is a very mischievous species, committing great 

 depredations in gardens and plantations, by cutting down the 

 vegetables with its serrated bill ; it feeds principally on the 

 softer parts of the stems and the crown of the roots : the 

 other species, T. trijdactilla^ on seeds and berries. 



11. Muscicapa. Fly-Catcuer. Bill soft, beset withbristles, 



the upper mandible flattened at the base, and notched 

 near the tip ; toes divided to their base. 



The extensive genus of Fly-Catchers, (as their name im-f 

 ports,) feed on flies and other winged insects ; they mostly 

 inhabit woody places, and usually nestle in holes ; the larger 

 number are natives of the warmer parts of Asia, Africa, and 

 America ; there are but few that reside in Europe, and only 

 two that repair to this country, they are both migratory, 

 arriving in spring and leaving on the approach of w inter, for 

 figures, see British Ornithology^ vol. 2, 



12. Jlauda. Lark. Bill slender, strait, pointed, curving 

 slightly at the tip : nostrils covered with feathers and 



