MENURDEE. 
Rhamphoccenus Vieill .* 
m very long, straight, and slender, with the culmen nearly straight, and the sides compressed to the 
pi » which is slightly emarginated ; the gonys long and slightly ascending ; the nostrils lateral, and 
Pp., ln a membranous groove, with the opening linear, and partly covered by the membrane. 
n ^ S s ^ ort an( l rounded; with the fifth, sixth, and seventh quills equal and rounded. Tail moderate, 
u -»tecl, and composed of narrow feathers. Tarsi much longer than the middle toe, very slender, and 
inn ^ * r ° nt s %htly divided scales. Toes moderate and slender ; the outer toe longer than the 
^ aU< ^ Slight ly un ^ e< ^ its base ; the hind toe long and broadly padded beneath ; the claws 
era te, compressed, and curved. 
It is in the warmer parts of South America that the species are found. 
1. n 
rectir ostri s me J anurus Viei11 ' GaI - des 0is - *• 128. — Troglodytes 3. R. trinitatis Less. Rev. ZooT. 1839. p. 42. 
2. n ' S ^ waing ‘ Zool. 111. pi. 140.; Tr. gladiator Pr. Max. I 4. R. viridis Less. Tr. d’Orn. p. 377. 
• rufiventris (l’r. Bonap.) Proc. Z. S. 1837, p. 119. 
Troglodytes Vieill .f 
. , ^ °i various lengths, more or less straight and slender, with the culmen slightly curved, and the 
and ° m P res sed to the tip, which is entire ; the gonys long and slightly ascending ; the nostrils lateral 
^ Placed in a g rooV e, with the opening linear, and partly closed by a scale-like membrane. Wings 
a hd iUl< ^ roun< l e( l j with the fourth, fifth, and sixth quills equal and longest. Tail more or less short 
o r j Un ^ e< 3- Tarsi as long as the middle toe, and covered in front with very broad scales. Toes more 
the h" an< ^ s ^ enc l er > with the inner toe shorter than the outer, the latter slightly united at its base : 
The sr 
t°e long and slender ; the claws moderate, compressed, and curved. 
S ® etl in ’ l *• t ^ la ^ cons titute this genus are found in Europe, Asia, America, and the West Indies. They are generally 
Place 8 of" 118 ’ constant motion, examining the low thickets or coarse herbage in open plains or on the outskirts and open 
. an <3 forests, and even in those in the neighbourhood of houses. Their flight is low and short, and they 
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'"inutp, l b’ concealing themselves amongst the foliage of the low branches, or in holes and crevices, for several 
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Utes - and 
a i- ' re -appearing in another quarter. Yarious kinds of insects, either in the perfect state or in that of the 
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1 lei 'ebv Cn ' P ri ncipal subsistence, which they procure while examining the bushes or holes, and some species 
renla — J 1 ,v whuuuiuq — ~ ~ ^ 1 
ill whi st p Uer 111 finite service to gardens and cultivated places. Most of the species possess a sweet, lively, and power- 
lii Placed n ^ son gj which they utter with great animation, often repeating over and over again the same note. The nest 
a gamst the branch of a tree, a bank, the wall of a house, or any place that offers warmth and security for their 
V ie + fi was dl ' s g eIm s in 1819 ( Nouv . Diet. d’Hist. Nat. xxix. p. 6.) 
‘ ot ( 1 8 J fix ~ t fi at Vieillot established this genus (Ois. de VAmer. Sept. ii. 
) are synonymous. 
1 synonymous. 
Acontistes of the Prince of Canino is synonymous, 
p. 52.). Anorthura of Rennie and Thryothorus of 
