c. Xanthornus. 
Slope angular, but 
beak straight. 
d. Dacnis,^^^. Pit-Pits. 
Buff-. 
Beak conical and 
sharp. 
( 46 ) 
Passeres. 
They form a passage 
to the Sub -Genus Be- 
gulus. 
11. Sturnus, L. Stares, 
Starlings. 
Beak of Xanthornus, 
but depressed towards 
the point. Fsg. 94. 
Relieve the cattle 
from insects, which 
they feed on ; quit uaJ 
in winter. 
12. SiTTA, Lin. Nut- 
hatches. 
Beak straight, prism- 
atic, pointed for cutting 
the bark to get at the 
worms. Fig. 98. 
Hind toe very strong. 
Tail aflPords no sup- 
port in climbing. 
13. CoRVUs, Lin. 
Beak strong, more or Nostrils covered by 
less flattened at the sides, stiff hairs, directed for- 
wards. 
a. (1) CoRVUS PROPER. 
Beak stronger in pro- 
portion and the culmi- 
nating edge more arch- 
ed than in the others. 
Fig. 86. C. Co rax. 
Tail round or squar e. 
b. Pica, Cuv. Magpies, 
Ditto. Fig. 63. Tail long and gradu- 
^ a ted. 
c. Garrulus, Cui^. Jays. 
Mandibles rather 
short and terminating 
in a sudden curve. Fig. 
87.. 
(1) The Corbeau {C. corax, Lin.) in Cuvier, is our Raven; the Corneille 
{€. corone. Lin.), the Carrion Crow ; the Freux {C. frugilegus, Lin.), the Rook : 
the Corneille Mantelee {C. comix, Lin.), the Hooded Crow ; the Ghoucas ( C. mo- 
nedula, Lin, , the Jackdaw, — Regne Animal, t. i. p. 397. 
