MALURINiE. 
46. D. uropygialis Fras. Proc. Z. S. 1843. p. 17- 
47- D. superciliosa Swains. B. of W. Afr. ii. p. 40. pi. 2. 
48. D. africana (Gmel.) Levaill. Ois. d’Afr, t. 112. f. 2. Mus- 
cicapa dubia Foret. Descr. Mam. p. 406., Icon. ined. 154. b. ; 
Synallaxis cantor Less. Swains. Zool. IUustr. pi. 170.; Dasyornis 
africanus Vig. A Horsf. ; Sphenura tibicen Licht. ; Type of Spbe- 
nseacus Strickl. (1841). 
49. D. cisticola (Temm.) PI. col. 6. f. 3. — Cisticola schcenicola 
Pr. Bonap. ; Priuia cursitans Frankl. ? ; Type of Cisticola Lesson, 
(1831). 
50. D. ruficeps (Gould), Proc. Z. S. 1837- P- 150. 
51. D. magna (Gould), B. of Austr. pi. . — Cisticola campes- 
tris Gould, Proc. Z. S. 1845. p. 20. 
52. D. exilis (Lath.) Linn. Trans, xv. p. 136., Gould, B. of 
Austr. pi. 
53. D. isura (Gould), Proc. Z. S. 1847. p. B. of Austr. 
pi. 
54. D. lineocapilla (Gould), Proc. Z. S. 1 SI,, p. ., B. of 
Austr. pi. 
55. 1). longicaudata (Tick. ?) Bl. — I’rinia macroura Fra 
P. Franklinii Blyth. 4, 
56. D. sylvatica (Jerd.) Bl. Madr. Journ. Lit. & Sci. 184 ' P ‘ 
57. D. ? neglecta (Jerd.) Bl. Madr. Journ. Lit. & Sci. 181 
58. D. brevicauduta Blyth, Journ. A. S. B. 1847. P- ;nia 
59. D. Jerdoni Blyth, Journ. A. S. B. 1842. p. 8S0. ( 
n, s.) — Prinia inornata Blyth. 
60. D. inornata (Sykes), Bl. Proc. Z. S. 1832. p. 89- ^ 0 f 
61. D. criniger (Ilodgs.) Bl. Res. As. xix. p. 18 j. IP 
Suya Hndgs. (184 ). 
62. D .fusca (Hodgs.) Bl. Proc. Z. S. 1845. p. 29- ^ 
63. D. rufifrons (Frankl.) Bl. Proc. Zool. 1832. p. 
brunneifrons Hodgs . ; Drymoica Buchanani Blyth. 
64. D. lepida Blyth, Journ. A. S. B. 1844. p. 376. 
65. D. ? schistihita (Hodgs.) Proc. Zool. Soc. 1845. p- 1 2 3 °' nQ ^ 
66. D. ? pollicaria (Hodgs.) Proc. Zool. Soc. 184o P- 
Type of Horeites Hodgs. (1844). I’pvypte, 
67. D. .. — Sylvia textrix Audouin, Descr. de i fc 
Ois. t. 5. f. 4. Zool p. 277- 
Calamanthus Gould * 
, t ] ie tipi 
Bill moderate and straight, with the culmen slightly curved, and the sides compressed 0 ^ ^ 
which is scarcely emarginated ; the gonys long and ascending ; the gape furnished with very s or ^ ^ 
bristles ; the nostrils basal, placed in a short broad groove, with the opening lunate, eX P°f ^ t0 
partly closed by a scale. Wings short and rounded ; with the third quill nearly as long as the 0 ^ 
the seventh, which are equal and longest. Tail long, broad, and rounded. Tarsi longer ^ 
middle toe, strong, and covered with very broad scales. Toes long ; with the outer toe longei 
inner, and united at the base; the hind toe long, and armed with a strong claw. 
forest 3 
The species that compose this genus are peculiar to the continent of Australia, where they frequent the 0 f th eir 
or plains abounding in low shrubs and tufts of coarse grass, among which they conceal themselves, on acc 
great timidity and caution, running with their tails erect with great swiftness on the appearance of the b % ^ ^\e 
The food of these birds consists of insects, which they seek for on the ground. Their song is usually P onre ^ on tl><j 
perched upon an exposed branch of a bush, and consists of a series of clear harmonious notes. The nest is p ^ a o 
ground in the midst of a bush, having in some instances an avenue leading to it ; and is composed o 
leaves, lined with feathers, sometimes in a globular form. The eggs are three or four in number. 
1. C. fuliginosus (Vig. & Horsf.) Gould, Linn. Trans, xv. 
p. 230., B. of Austr. pi. . — Pratincola anthoules Swains. 
2. C. campestris Gould, Proc. Z. S. 1840. p. 171-, B. of Austr. 
pi. 
3. C. pyrrhopygius (Vig. & Horsf.) Linn. Trans, xv. p. 
GoW 
27., Gould, B. of Austr. pi. . — Type of 
1 842). ., 0 f AusV- 1’ _ 
4. C. cautus (Gould), Proc. Z. S. 1842. p- 135., ^ ____ A ntk 
5. C. strigatus (Latli.) Lamb. Icon. ined. ' ' , j 84-7)- 
ninimus Vig. A Horsf. ; Type of Chthonicola Go 
* Established by Mr. Gould in 1837 {Proc. Zool. Soc. 1837, p. 150.). 
Hylacola (1842) and Chthonicola (1847) of Mr. Gould. 
Pratincola of Mr. Swainson (1837) i s coe 3 
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