BIRDS. 



ORDER 

 PASSERES. 



COLIUS. COLY. 



Generic Character. 



Rostrum basi crassum, supra 

 convexum, subtus planius- 

 culum, integrum, apice 

 deflexum. 



Nares parvae ad basin pennis 

 subtectie. 



Pedes sinjiplices, digitis tribus 

 anticis, ad imum fissis, 

 uno postico versatile. 



Cauda cuneiformi, longa. 



Beak thickened at the base, 

 above convex, beneath 

 strait and entire, tip of the 

 upper mandible curved 

 dovi'nwards. 



Nostrils small, placed at the 

 base of the beak, and near- 

 ly hid by the feathers. 



Feet simple, with three toes 

 before, divided to their ori- 

 gin, and one behind, capa- 

 ble of being moved for- 

 wards. 



Tail wedge-shaped and long. 



E are utterly ignorant respecting the habits 

 of the birds comprehended in this genus, of which 

 Linnaeus knew but two 5 one of which he placed 

 V. X. p. I. 1 



