240 



SYLVIAD^. 



edged with yellowish-white : outer tail-feathers en- 

 th-ely white ; on the adjoining one a large conical 

 white spot : legs long, yellowish : length of the hind 

 toes and claws one inch. 



S|). 10. An. petrosus. 



Alaiida obscura. Steph. v. x. p. 536. — England. 



GENUS CXVI.— SAXICOLA, Beckstein. WHEATEAR. 



Rostrtim basi altius quam la- 

 tum, rectum, inter nares 

 angulasum, ad apicem in- 

 curvatum; mandihula in- 

 ferior superiorem brevior, 

 recta, obtusa. 



Aloe penna spuria. 

 liemepc secunda longissima. 



Beak higher than broad at 

 the base, straight, angu- 

 lated between the nostrils, 

 incurved at the tip: the 

 loiver mandible shorter 

 than the upper, straight, 

 obtuse. 



Wings with a spurious quill. 

 Second quill longest. 



Oenanthe, Vieillot." — Vitiflora, Stephens. 



These are lively birds, and stand high on their 

 legs : they build on the ground, and are insectivo- 

 rous. 



Sp. 1. Sa. cachinans. Tenim. Man, d'Otn, 2. Edit. i. 236. — 

 Turdus leucurus. Steph. v. x. p. 230. pi. 22. — Spain. 



Sp. 2. Sa. cenanthe. Tenim. Man. dVrn. 2 Edit, i. 237.--Vi. 



cenanthe. Steph. v. x. p. 565. — England and Europe. 

 Sp. 3. Sa. stapazina. Temm. Man. d'Orn. 2 Edit. i. 239.— Vi. 



rufa. Steph. v. x. p. 569. — Europe. 

 Sp. 4. Sa. aurita. Temm. Man.d'Orn. 2 Edit. i. 241. — Temm. 



PL Col. 2:^7. f. \, 



