MALURINJC. 
Malurus Vieill* 
t] IilR Ver * y short ’ sh S htl y depressed and broad at the base, and straight, with the culmen curved, and 
n o' t S : deS C0,n P rcsse d to the tip, which is entire ; the gape furnished with short strong bristles ; the 
^ st nls basal, and placed m a membranous groove, with the opening longitudinal and exposed. Wings 
C S ^ 0rt 5 Wltl1 tbe first h U]11 half the length of the second, and the fourth to the sixth equal and 
as ^ eSt ' T<X ^ m ° le ° r leSS S ra duated, with the tips of the feathers broad and truncated. Tarsi as long 
Un . t * e middle toe ’ ancl slend er. Toes moderate ; with the inner toe shorter than the outer, which is 
te d at the base ; the hind toe rather long, and armed with a compressed curved clayv. 
ST bI f T P , 6CUliar t0 - ^ C ° ntinCnt ° f Australia ’ where the 7 Sequent open spaces which are scattered 
Se ek the a WW OT ™ ^ l th ° Se ^ margin tHe riverS; but on the approach of winter they fearlessly 
Wk, pasl„ T; They “ alI 7 Served on the ground in pairs or small flocks, with the tail erect over the 
Vari ou! kij, J 7 . 7 " Sene ! b ° UIldlng h ° pS ° VCr the surface searching for their food, which consists of 
and only * ! Tr * , 1CSe n ! hCy SOmetimeS seek for off and beneath the trunks of trees. Their flight is weak, 
a nd only if , x ' “"'- 1 ucllcaLU UIC Jttu en rrunss 01 trees. Their flight is v 
mZ u “t„ r„* f il t r »• is f ° rmed in « — * — <*«* 
the 
1 side ,•« ... ~ UCOL > 1S rormea in an oval shape with a small opening on 
*f W *^1 , '° m ‘ c Wlth *•*“ «-»«»* * is placed Bear the ground, in a low bush or tuft 
1 
s yn 
JVli 
M. 
B. 
The female deposits four eggs. 
cyaneus (Gmel.) Vieill. Lath. Gen. Syn. pi. 53., Gould, 
«li S c, i ^ Ustr ' Pk • E 3. — Motacilla superba Shaw, Nat* 
Au st ’ 10> > Jard - and Selby, 111. Orn. pi. 72. f. 3., Gould, B. of 
2 TV * 
4u str b lorl 9icaudus Gould, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1837. p- 148., B. of 
S. 
4u str . vl PUlcherrimus Goul< h Proc. Zool. Soc. 1844. p. 106., B. of 
5 _ e ^ e 9<ms Gould, B. of Austr. pi. 
f - ’-—-M S . Plendem (Q u °y & Gaim.), Voy. de l’Astrol. Ois. t. 10. 
°f 4u str p“ ri,S P ectora lis Gould, Syn. B. of Austr. pi. . f. B. 
6. M. melanotus Gould, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1840. p. 1 63., B. of 
Austr. pi. 
7- M. Lambertii Vig. & Horsf. Linn. Trans, xv. p. 221., B. of 
Austr. pi. ., Jard. and Selby, 111. Orn. pi. 72. f. 2., Lewin B of 
N. H. pi. 15. 
8. M. melanocephulus (Lath.) Vig. & Horsf. Lamb. Icon. ined. 
iii. 38.— Sylvia dorsalis Lewin, B. N. H. pi. l6. ; Malurus Brownii 
Jard. <5f Selby, 111. Orn. pi. 72. f. 1. 
9. M. Brownii Vig. & Horsf. Linn. Trans, xv. p. 223., Gould, 
B. of Austr. pi. . — Malurus cruentatus Gould. 
10. M. leucopterus (Quoy & Gaim.), Voy. de l’Uranie, Ois. t. 23. 
f. 2. Gould, B. of Austr. pi. 
Stipiturus Less. f 
Ln 
ts 
8 Cai 1 an< ^ sender, with the culmen gradually curved, and the sides compressed to the tip, which 
n 0 st r q mai ginated, the gonys long and straight; the gape furnished with long strong bristles; 
,s h° r t a - basa l, and placed in a membranous groove, with the opening suboval and exposed. Wings 
a htl l 0]J g e ^ Unde( ^ ’ wAb tbe quill nearly as long as the fourth, fifth, and sixth, which are equal 
^ e bs ^ St ^7 lengthened and much graduated, composed of six filiform shafts with decomposed 
fa th er ^ 1 lou S cr than the middle toe, slender, and covered in front with an entire scale. Toes 
a ° and slender; with the inner toe rather longer than the outer, which is slightly united at the 
D as e . 
hind 
toe long, and armed with a strong claw. 
* Established by Vieillot in 1816. 
f Established by M. Lesson in 1831 (TV. d’Ornith. p.414.). 
