ggS CINNYRID^. 



Sp. 1. Fu. flaveolus. 



Certhia flaveola. Shau,, v. viii, p. 248.-Nectarinea flaveola. 

 Swain. Zool. Illust. ii.— The Antilles. 



Sp. 2. Fu. semitorquatus. 



Certhia semitorquata. SAato, viii. 237.-The South Sea 



Islands. 



Sp. 3. Fu. olivaceus. 



Merops olivaceus. Shaxv, v. viii. p. 180.-The South Sea 



Islands. 



Sp. 4. Fu. virens. 



Certhia virens. Shatv, v. viii. p. 232.-The Sandwich Islands. 



B. Cauda f areata. 



B. With the tail forked. 



Sp. 5. Fu? Sannio. / 

 Certhia Sannio. Shaw, v. viii. p. 237.-New Holland. 



^^^^^ FAMILY II.-CTNNYRID^. 



Rostrum subelongatum, paulo attenuatum, lateribus denticulatis : 

 pedes graciles : nares ovat(E : lingua bif da. 



Beak rather elongated, a little attenuated, with its edges denti- 

 culated: legs slender: nostrils ovate: tongue hiM. 



The birds of this splendid family are natives of 

 the ancient continent and its adjoining islands : they 

 make no use of the foot as they extract their food, 

 but during this process are poised entirely upon the 

 wing: they resemble the birds of the succeeding 

 family in the vivid lustre of their plumage, but unlike 

 them the various hues remain unchangeable notwith- 

 standing they are placed in different lights. 



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