MENURINiE. 
The species are inhabitants of the warm and humid parts of South America. They possess a remarkably su-eet a 
powerful song. 
1. C. thoracicus Tscliudi, Fauna Peruana, p. 22. t. 16. f. 1. 
2. C. carinatus (Swains.) B. of Braz. pi. 14. 
3. C. ? musicus (Bodd.) PI. enl. 706. f. 2. — Turdus cantos 
Gmel. ; T. arada Lath. 
Tesia Hodgs .* 
Bill moderate and slender, with the culmen gradually curved, and the sides compressed to t ■ ^ 
which is slightly emarginated ; the gonys long and slightly ascending ; the nostrils lateral, and p * 
in a broad groove, with the opening concealed by a large horny scale. Wings short and rounded, ^ 
the fifth and sixth quills equal and longest. Tail very short. Tarsi longer than the middle tot, ^ 
slender, with the front covered by an entire scale. Toes long and slender ; the lateral toes equal? - 
the outer toe slightly united at the base ; the hind toe long and rather strong ; the claws moderate, 
pressed, and slightly curved. 
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The species are found on the mountains of India. Mr. Hodgson informs us that they dwell in moist wo ^ ^ 
there is plenty of underwood ; they are solitary, silent, live and breed on the ground, and feed on seeds, g raV 
insects. 
1. T. albiventris Hodgs. Journ. As. Soc. Beng. 1837. P- 102. — 
Tesia rufiventris Hodgs. ; Pnoepyga pusillus Hodgs. ; Micrura squa- 
mata Gould, Icon. Av. pi. 
2. T. concolor Hodgs. Proc. Z. S. 1845. p. 
3. T. castaneo-coronata (Burt.) Proc. Z. S. 1835. p. 152. — 
Tesia flaviventer Hodgs. Journ. As. Soc. Beng. 1837- 1 
Type of Oligura Hodgs. (1845). ^ 
4. T. cyaniventer Hodgs. Journ. As. Soc. Beng. 1 J 
— Saxicola ? olivacea McClell. 
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Oligura Rupp. j- 
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Bill moderate and slender, with the culmen gradually curved and the sides compressed 1° ^ llS 
which is entire ; the gonys long and slightly ascending ; the nostrils lateral, placed in a m e01 
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groove, with the opening lunate and partly covered by the membrane. Wings long and p 0111 
the third and fourth quills the longest. Tail very short and rounded. Tarsi longer than 
toe, slender, and covered with broad scales. Toes short ; the outer toe longer than the innei 
slightly united at the base ; the hind toe long, and broadly padded beneath ; the claws l° n »’ 
compressed, and much curved. 
The type of this genus was discovered in Abyssinia by Dr. Riippel. 
O. micrurus Riipp. Faun. Abyss, t. 41. f. 1. — Troglodytes brevicaudatus Rupp. MSS. 
* Mr. Hodgson established this genus in 1837 {Journ. As. Soc. Beng. 1837, p. 102.). In 1841 he altered the name 
1845 to Pnoepyga. It is synonymous with Microura of Mr. Gould (1837), and Oligura of Mr. Hodgson (1845). 
f It was in 1845 that Dr. Riippell established this division. 
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