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Drymoica Swains* 
the ' ' Sh0rt ’. and m ° re ° r 1<3SS Str ° n& with the culmen more or less curved, and the sides compressed to 
^t^P, which is entire or shghtly emarginated; the gonys long and ascending: the gape furnished 
Wat VCry Sll0l t WGak bnstles; tIie nost rils basal, placed in a membranous groove, with the openin 
e Qu GX P osed) ancl Partly closed by a scale. Wings short and rounded, with the fourth and fifth quills 
P°int T' 1 l0n8eSt ' T<ul more or less lon & broa <l and rounded, and sometimes the tips of the feathers 
X 0es G , ' TarSl rather lon S er tban the middle toe, strong, and covered in front with broad scutellations. 
toe ] GnStIlCned an<1 slender, with the lateral toes nearly equal, the outer united at its base, the hind 
^ a g, and armed with a long claw. 
India, and Sp6C . ies °^| llls dmsion are inhabitants of the continent of Africa; but others are found in South Europe, 
tllat grow or 'If 1 ' 1 * a ", ■ freqUent sbrubb y places, open spaces abounding in long grass, and the reeds and herbage 
c °usist s of 1C mar gins of rivers and pools of water. It is on the ground that they mostly seek their food, which 
Con neahnei t'ff 8 ' iS WCak ’ and S eneraU y performed only for a short distance; but their usual mode of 
b hi es erect * J , m ^ niT ! S am0ng the llerba g e > which they are capable of doing with great dexterity, with the tail some- 
is lorined ^ baC C ‘ The S ° ng ° f these birds varies witb tb e species ; it is very loud and unpleasant. The nest 
instances . buskeS ° r amon S reeds > and is composed of moss, fibres, and the cotton of plants ; having in some 
an opening on the side for an entrance. The female deposits from six to eight eggs. 
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f. 2., n,acu losa (Bodd.) — Sylvia macroura Lath. PI. enl. 752. 
2. jy Ois. dAfr. t. 129, 130.; Malurus capensis Steph. 
dy P'er U s h ™f l yP tera (Vieill.) Levaill. Ois. d’Afr. 1. 122. — Bra 
“ v v j j-iLvdiii. v/is. q x\ir, i. i — Dra- 
hra,],.,,, h a, - vurus Swains. ; Calamoherpe saltator Buie; Type of 
3. p, erUs Swains. (1837). 
ra Rc a S^ raCU:a I Shaw )’ Levaill. Ois. d’Afr. t. 123. — Apalistho- 
® utt Urali s jj* ^°°h LI. a. s. pi. 119., Nat. Misc. pi. 969. ; Sylvia 
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hi Zo 0 ]' ( VieiII 0 Smith, Levaill. Ois. d’Afr. t. 131., Smith, 
5. Jy ’ fr ‘ Pi 74- f- 1 Type of Hemipteryx Swains. (1837). 
6. j) perc Wosa Swains. B. of W, Afr. pi. 11. 
V ' Cans rieilf (lVa < ' Gmel 'I LevailL Ois. d'Afr. 1. 127. — Sylvia fla- 
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I 1 ' 973. H>P Tys (Shaw), Levaill. Ois. d’Afr. t. 128., Nat. Misc. 
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II 957. <>>:yura (Shaw), Levaill. Ois. d’Afr. t. 133., Nat. Misc. 
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1°. p, or ’Phea Levaill. Ois. d’Afr. t. 120. 
1 1 . T) ’ "_ n,lot( L (Lath.) PI. enl. 582. f. 2. 
*2. j ^\“ !l 'uapilfa (Vieill.) Levaill. Ois. d’Afr. t. 124. f. 1,2. 
4ff ' '■ I34. ^”p <0 ( Shaw )> Nac - Misc. pi. 997., Levaill. Ois. d’ 
] 3. D of, 1 dlus fuscus Vieill.?; Sylvia anthophila Boie. 
4. ]j Ulana Smith, 111. Zool. S. Afr. pi. 74. f. 1. 
l5 ‘ Smit h, HI. Zool. S. Afr. pi. 75. f. 2 . 
16 - 11 , l ''f riata Smith , 111. Zool. S. Afr. pi. 72. f. 1. 
17. u ' 1U 11,1,1 Smith, Hi. Zool. S. Afr. pi. 72. f. 2 
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Levaillantii Smith, HI. Zool. S. Afr. pi. 73. f. 2. 
terrestris Smith, 111. Zool. S. Afr. pi. 74. f. 2. 
capensis Smith, 111. Zool. S. Afr. pi. 76. f. 1. 
subruficapilla Smith, 111. Zool. S. Afr. pi. 76. f. 2. 
affinis Smith, 111. Zool. S. Afr. pi. 77. f. 1. 
cherina Smith, 111. Zool. S. Afr. pi. 77. f. 2. 
. aberrans Smith, 111. Zool. S. Afr. pi. 78. 
i chiniana Smith, 111. Zool. S. Afr. pi. 79. 
. natalensis Smith, 111. Zool. S. Afr. pi. 80. 
subcinnamomea Smith, 111. Zool. S. Afr. pi. Ill, f. 1. 
fasciolata Smith, 111. Zool. S. Afr. pi. 111. f. 2. 
clamans Rupp. Zool. Atlas, t. 2. f. a., PI. col. 4 66. f. 2. 
gracilis Rupp. Zool. Atlas, t. 2. f. b., PI. col. 466. f. 1. 
pulchclla Rupp. Zool. Atlas, t. 35. f. a. 
inquieta Rupp. Zool. Atlas, t. 36. f. b. 
ruficeps Rupp. Zool. Atlas, t. 36. f. a. 
rufifrons Rupp. Faun. Abyss, t. 41. f. 2. 
mystacea Riipp. Syst. Uebers. t. 10. 
robusta Riipp. Syst. Uebers. t. 13. 
lugubris Riipp. Syst. Uebers. t. 11. 
erythrogenys Riipp. Syst. Uebers. t. 12. 
polychroa (Temin.) PI. col. 4 66. f. 3. 
mentalis Fras. Proc. Z. S. 1843. p. 16. 
Stangeri Fras. Proc. Z. S. 1843. p. 16. 
lateralis Fras. Proc. Z. S. 1 843. p. 1 6. 
ruficapilla Fras. Proc. Z. S. 1843. p. 16. 
rufa Fras. Proc. Z. S. 1843. p. 17- 
rufogularis Fras. Proc. Z. S. 1843. p. 17. 
' be Sson (ig b 7 Swainson * n 1827. It embraces Bradypterus (1837) and Hemipteryx (1837) of Mr, Swainson, and Cisticola 
), Sphenreacus of Mr. Strickland (1841), and probably Horeites of Mr. Hodgson (1844). 
