SYNALLAXINiE. 
10. S. troglodytoides D'Orb. & Lafr. Syn. Av. p. 22. 
11. S. maluroides D’Orb. & Lafr. Syn. Av. p. 22., Voy. dans 
l’Amer. Mer. Ois. t. 14. f. 3, 4. 
12. S. anthoides King, Proc. Z. S. 1831. p. 30. 
13. S. phryganophila Vieill. N. Diet. d’Hist. Nat. xxxii. 207., 
Azara, No. 229- — Synallaxis tessellata Temm. PI. col. 311. f. 1. 
14. S. candei D’Orb. & Lafr. Rev. Zool. 1838. p. 165. 
15. S. rutilans Temm. PI. col. 227. f. 1. 
16. S. cinerascens Temm. PI. col. 228. 
17. S. setaria Temm. PI. col. 311. f. 2. 
18. S. rufigularis Gould, Aoy. of Beagle, Birds, p. 77- pi. 23. 
19. S. brunnea Gould, Voy. of Beagle, Birds, p. 78. 
20. S. Thelotii Less. Rev. Zool. 1840. p. 99- 
21. S. sordida Less. Rev. Zool. 1839- p. 105. — Synallaxis flavo- 
gularis Gould, Voy. of Beagle, Birds, p. 78- pi- 24. 
22. S. pallida Pr. Max. Beitr. iii. p. 69 L 
23. S. rufi/rons (111.) Spix, Av. Bras. t. 85. f. 1. — Splienura 
frontalis Licht. ; Malurus garrulus Swains. Zool. 111. pi. 138. 
24. S. melanops (Vieill.) N. Diet, d Hist. Nat. ii. p. 232., Azara 
No. 460. — Synallaxis dorso-maculata D'Orb. fy Lafr. Syn. Av. 
p. 21., Voy. dans l’Amer. Mer. Ois. t. 14. f. 1, 2. 
25. S. ? torquata Pr. Max. Beitr. iii. 6'97- — Synallaxis ^ 
quata D'Orb Lafr. Syn. Av. p. 24., Voy. dans 1 Am er ' 
Ois. t. 15. f. 2. { j5. 
2 6 . S. ? Maximiliani D’Orb. Voy. dans l’Amer. Mer. ^ za r» 
f. 1. — Synallaxis torquata D'Orb. <Sf Lafr. Syn. Av. p. ~ J ‘ ! 
No. 235. 
27. S. patagonica D’Orb. Voy. dans l’Amer. Mer. p. 249- 
28. S . ? cinnamomea (Gmel.) Swains. — Synallaxis 
Apia?, A v. Bras. t. 85. f. 2. t icaud a 
29. S. spinicauda (Gmel.) Lath. Syn pi. — Motacil ^ ()■ 
Forst. Desc. Mam., Icon. ined. l6l. ; Oxyurus ornatu ^ 
australis Swains. ; O. patagonicus Less. ; Synallaxis tupi 
Voy. de la Coqu. t. 29- f. 1-, Less. Tr. d’Orn. t. 74. f- 2- 
30. S. striaticollis Lafr. Rev. Zool. 1843, p. 290- 
31. S. unirufa Lafr. Rev. Zool. 1843, p. 290. 
32. S. fuliginosa Lafr. Rev. Zool. 1 843, p. 290. 
33. S. brachyura Lafr. Rev. Zool. 1843, p. 290. 
34. S. gularis Lafr. Rev. Zool. 1843, p. 290. 
35. S. cinnamomea Lafr. Rev. Zool. 1843, p. 29*' 
Annumbius D'Orb.* 
• 1 ' >1i is ’ 
Bill long, slender, and the sides compressed, with the culmen slightly arched to the tip, wine ^ 
m01 c 
the nostrils basal, lateral, with the opening small and partly closed by a membrane. Wings 
- - Tail ion a 
ad ctW cre ' 
with the first quill shorter than the second, third, and fourth, which are the longest. J 
broad, with the end of each feather obliquely pointed. Tarsi as long as the middle toe, am ^ ^ 
with the scales. Toes long and slender, with the outer toe longer than the inner ; the hun 
long and robust; the claws long, compressed, curved, and acute. 
to 
(lie 
close - ^ 
bud 1 
The species of this genus are found in pairs in the forests, and on the borders of thickets, or even 
habitations of man, in the warmer parts of South America. When perched, their posture is threatening a ^ t0 
especially that of the male when delivering his sonorous notes. They fly with a jerking motion 101,1 arC hi»S v" 
perching on the highest point. They are sometimes noticed walking on the ground with a slow P ace ’ *** 
the small insects, worms, and snails, on which they subsist. Each pair is usually perched close to its on 0 
the small insects, worms, anci snaus, on wmon m vy auuwm. j r ™ , app 1 ’ 0 w 
which they do not quit except to seek food, and then they return immediately to defend it against coa st^ 
other birds, which they attack without reserve, and without fear of their size. The nest, on which they « 0 f » 
working, is placed, often much exposed, at the end of the inclined branches of a spinous tree, or m ^ it » 
isolated bush. It is sometimes constructed over streams, and not unfrequently two arc placed toge ^ Jjalf " 
extraordinarily large for the size of its constructors, reaching sometimes two feet in height and one 
diameter, of an elongated oval form, with the broadest part below. Its outside is protected by _ 7 the »e 
branches, intertwined with such art that they the pnlled asunder nllh er 
■n? 
which is lined with learners, mure, auu — “*v ’ ” ' . . , n(1 , f i oW n to - 
and opens on the side or top. In this chamber there is a corridor, which at first ascends, and then leads & 
compartment better furnished with feathers, &c., and on these the female lays four or five eggs. „ e l v eS. 
take great care of their nest, drive their young from it as soon as they are old enough to take care 
* Established by M. D’Orbigny and Baron Lafresnaye in 1838 ( Synopsis Avium.)- 
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