LUSCININvE. 
Pall p m ^ or Briss Sylvia pliilomela Bechst. ; Motacilla aedon j 2. L. philomela Pr. Bonap. PI. enl. 615. f. 2. Motacilla lusci- 
• U °uld, B. of Eur. pi. 117. I nia Linn. Gould, B. of Eur. pi. 11 6. 
Aedon Boie. * 
moderate and straight, with the culmen curved, and much compressed to the tip, which is entire; 
.^ C " S°nys long, and slightly ascending ; the gape not furnished with bristles ; the nostrils basal, pierced 
, a s ^ ort broad groove, with the opening exposed and oval. Wings moderate, with the first quill 
j anc ^ ^he second nearly as long as the third and fourth, which are equal and longest. Tail 
ieilC< ^ an< ^ roun< ^ e( b Tarsi l°og, and covered in front with broad scales. Toes short, with the 
toe shorter than the outer one ; the latter is united at its base ; claws small, compressed, and 
curved. 
are lllG southern P arts of Europe and on the continent of Africa that the species of this genus are found. They 
Su ' 3 sist &lat01 ^’ an< ^ are a ^ wa 7 s observed perched on the trees or bushes, searching for insects, which constitute their chief 
extent ence ' TllCy llave a peculiav habIt of jerking their wings and tail, the latter is also spread out to its fullest 
1. A , 
Ce<ls Var S ° " Cl0t! ' !s (Temm.) Boic, PI. col. f. 1. — Turdus arundina- 
2 /' Lath -> T - rubiginosus Meyer, Gould, B. of Eur. pi. 112. 
s - A {' miliaris (Menetn) Cat. Reis. p. 32. 
pipt en ' * feuc W ir ys (Vieill.) Levaill, Ois. d’Afr. t. 118. — Turdus 
18 StepJi. 
4. A. pectoralis (A. Smith), Rep. Exped. App. p. 46., 111. Zool. 
S. Afr. pi. 49. 
5. A. pcena (A. Smith), Rep. Exped. App. p. 56. ; III. Zool. 
S. Afr. pi. 50. 
Sylvia Lath, f 
Co m ° re ° r leSS lon S’ rather strong, and straight, with the culmen gradually curved, and the sides 
Passed t0 ^ tip ’ which is scarcel y emarginated; the gonys long and ascending; the gape 
the 10 a ^ 6W Sp0rt weaP bristles ; the nostrils basal, and placed in a short broad groove, with 
s bortl 6nin ^ eXp0Sed antl Sll blunatc. Wings moderate, with the first quill very short, and the second 
°h tC - haU the tllir<J ’ ° r third and fourth ’ which are the longest. Tail moderate, broad, and rounded 
in ' es ' Lai si rather shorter than, or as long as, the middle toe, and rather strong, and covered 
nnit ecl AVl ^ 1 broad scales. Toes moderate, with the inner toe shorter than the outer one ; the latter 
c Ur its base ; the hind toe long, and armed with a long strong claw ; the claws of the fore toes 
’ COm pressed, and acute. 
The 
Aar. dia ^ com P ose this genus are peculiar to the Old World, performing migrations at certain seasons of the 
Sfeat swif^ ai ° usuall y seen woods and thickets, in which they hide themselves, and through which they progress with 
less when alarmed. It is among the leaves and branches that they actively search for insects ; they also feed 
f 1 84? Stab hshed t y Boie in 1826. Erythropygia of Dr. Smith (1S35) and Agrohates of Mr. Swainson (1837) are synonymous. 
t>r |- ar e coen.A am in W90 ; with which Thamnodvs of Dr. Kaup (1829), Staparala and Pyrophthalma of the Prince of Canino 
the' p. u P (1820) ‘ embraces Melizophilus of Leacli (1816) ; Erythroleuca of Dr. Kaup (1829) ; Monachus (1829) 1 also Epilau of 
Pip lJr f nQe of Can' VI ' eidornis of G. R. Gray (1841) is synonymous; Adophoneus of Dr. Kaup (1829), with which Nisoria of 
Hin, of qJ’ • VUh '.' v ‘icli Adornis of G. R. Gray (1841) is synonymous; Adophoneus u. ...... u, 
1), ,; q >s of yj J n ° (1838) is coequal; Phyllopneuste of Meyer and Wolf (1815), with which Asilus of Bechstein (1802) and 
' are s vi Jft ( 1 82.8) are coequal; Asilus of Mcehring (1752), with which Phylloscopus of M. Boie (1826) and Sibilatrix of 
. mnyrom,^ Tt probably embraces Chloropeta of Dr. A. Smith (1847), and Neornis of Mr. Hodgson (1844). 
