° rder II. PASSERES. 
Tribe II. Tenuirostres. Family II. Xectarinidje. 
SG coricl Subfamily, 
v CiEREBINiE, or Guitguits, 
' G ^jjj | 
acutely • on ° er or shorter than the head, sometimes curved throughout its length, or straight and 
hasal aiu j Ul::d ’ ^ ie ^ ase broad, and the sides compressed, with the tip usually emarginated ; the nostrils 
and luostl a ^ C1 ‘ d ’ and P ro t ec ted by a hard scale; the Wings long and rather pointed; the Tail short 
y even; the Tarsi short, and the Toes moderate, slender, and the outer united at its base. 
.... C /ERE ba Vieill * 
kill l enot , 
is acut e C eilGt ’ s ^- en< tcr, arched, with the base broad, and the sides compressed towards the tip, which 
finely emarginated ; the nostrils basal, lateral, and covered by a membranous scale. Wings 
^der^e 
nearly e ' ^ ^ ^ le ^ rst quill spurious, the second rather shorter than the third and fourth, which are 
scutpii an( I longest. Tail short and square. Tarsi longer than the middle toe, and broadly 
u ated. r p , 
tervfiri oes s ' KU ’t, with the lateral ones unequal, the outer rather the longest ; the claws moderate, 
_ ’ an( i acute. 
PWts ; n " tde farmer parts of South America, tliat the species of this genus are found. They are usually seen 
. ary e n l W ° r ’ t ' lese they examine for the small insects that usually hide in them, as well as for the nectar, which 
' S 111 the f or ^ C< ( . to ex tract. by means of their tongue. The nest is suspended from the ends of slender branches, and 
■ is 
l °rm of 1 0 1 
c° mpose | a len gthencd pear with a prolonged tube that bends towards the ground, with the entrance at the end. 
b°teet s 1 dried grass and slender fibres. The eggs are deposited in the interior of the broad part, which 
J1)1 blinq ,^' 0lln » from the attacks, not only of insects, but also of serpents and lizards. The young are said to be 
1 lining so until they are in a fit state to fly. 
3. C. gutturaMs (Linn.) PI. enl. 578. f. 3. 
4. C. gularis (Sparrm.) Vieill. Sparrm. Mus. Carls, t. 79- 
5. C. trochilea (Sparrm.) Sparrm. Mus. Carls, t. 80. 
6. C . coccinea (Linn.) — Certhia mexicana Gmel. Seba, t. 70. 
f. 8. 
7. C.fulva (Gmel.). 
8. C. purpurea (Gmel.) Seba, t. 72. f. 2. 
9. C. variegata (Gmel.) Vieill. Seba, t. 3. f. 3. 
C. armillata Sparrm. Mus. 
li, ^ ’’ tyQHea cj • 
flavi 41, 43 Viei11 * P1 - enl. S3. f. 2., Vieill. Ois. .lores, 
(V ! Pes Grnel. . ' ,T Certhia cayana Linn. PI. enl. 682. f. 2. ; C. 
s. t . gg 3 • c yanogastra Lath 
<. 0 
Spari-w, G< ^ r ^ca fr • >. 
* M Us% c lnu v Vieill. Edwards’s Birds, pi. 21. f. 1., 
bi//, Gl *° ra - Lvi e / S p t- ^beill. Ois. (lore's, t. 44, 45. — Certhia 
’ ’ !' r ingUj a et!n ’ ^ en ‘ oP Ends, pi. 3. f. 2. ; C. surinamensis 
c yaiionielas Gmel. ? Nov. Com. Petr. xi. t. 15. f. 6. 
} nll 
die 
Dacnis Cuv. f 
^ COn ' ca b with the culmen and lateral margin very slightly curved to the tip, which is 
adva hciq 0 ^ lower mandible at the base, broad and strong ; and the gonys long, straight, and 
lri ° de rat e ^ " Ul ds 1° the tip ; the nostrils basal, lateral, and covered with a membranous scale. II ings 
dl<; ^°bgest ^ ^ 10 quill spurious, and the second nearly as long as the third and fourth, which are 
}j, tedlv Sc ^ Moderate, and slightly emarginated. Tarsi long, the length of the middle toe, and 
l>a$ e • p a ted. Toes moderate, slender, with the lateral toe equal to the outer, which is united at 
toe long and slender ; the claws rather long, compressed, and much cuived. 
Established by Vieillot in 1807- It is coequal with Nectarinia of Cuvier (181 T). 
Established by Cuvier in 1817 (Regne Animal, i. p. 395.) 
