( 40 ) 
Passeres. 
14. PiPRA, Lin. Mana- 
KINS. 
Beak compressed , 2 exterior toes unit- Tail and feet short, 
deeper than brCad j na- ed nearly half their America, 
sal canals large. length. 
a. RupicoLA. 
A double crest of fea- Large, 
thers on the head, Hke < 
a fan. Fig. 111. 
b. PiPRA, Cm>. 
Small. Fig. 68. Remarkable for their 
lively colours : live in 
troops in damp forests. 
15. MoTACiLLA, Lin. 
Beak straight, slen- 
der, like a bodkin. 
Nest on or 
ground. 
a. Saxicola, Bechst. 
Beak depressed, ra- 
ther large at the base. 
Fig. 74. 
b. SvLViA, TTolf. FicE- 
DULA, Bechst. 
Beak rather narrower 
at the base. Fig. 165. 
c. CuRRUCA, Bechst. 
Beak straight, slim, 
a little compressed in 
front, the culminating 
edge a little curved to- 
wards the point. Fig. 
158. 
«t (Nightingales.) Nest in trees. 
Q> •• bushes. 
d. Reculus, Cmi^. Wrens. 
Beak perfectly coni- 
cal and very sharp ; its 
sides, when viewed ver- 
tically , appearing rather 
concave. Fig. 75. 
under the Live on insects only. 
Solitary : nest in holes. 
Live on insects, worms, 
and berries. 
e. Troglodytes, Cui>. 
Beak still slighter 
than in the Regulus and 
a little arched. 
