ERYTHACINiE. 
S. leucura (Gmel.) Lath. Gen. Syn. iii. pi. 38. — Saxicola 
^hinnans Temm. Gould, B. of Eur.pl. 88., Deser. de l’Egypte, 
S. leucuroides Guer. Rev. Zool. 1843. p. 162. 
7- S. monacha RUpp. PI. col. 359. f. 1. 
8 - S. deserti Rupp. PI. col. 359. f. 2. 
9- S. melanura Temm. PI. col. 257. f. 2. 
10 - S- ixabellina Rupp. Zool. Atlas, t. 34. f. 2. 
S. pallida Rupp. Zool. Atlas, t. 34. f. 1. — Saxicola isabellina 
Jcmm - PI. col. 472. f. 1. 
8 - erassirostris Rupp. Zool. Atlas, t. 33. f. 1. 
S. htgens (Licht.) Riipp. — Saxicola morio Ehrenb. 
L 8 - sordida Riipp. Faun. t. 26. f. 2. 
S. semirufa Riipp. Faun. t. 25. 
16. S. rufocinerea Riipp. Faun. t. 27. 
17. S. lugubris Rupp. Faun. t. 28. f. 1. 
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• 8. albifasciata Riipp. Syst. Uebers. &c. t. 16. 
S. nigra (Vieill) N. Diet. d’Hist. Nat. xxi. p. 431., Le Vaill. 
° ls ’ d’Afr. t. 1 89. 
P 8 - formicivora (Vieill.) N. Diet. d’Hist. Nat. xxi. p. 421., 
a 'H. Ois. d’Afr. t. 186, 187- — Saxicola leucoptera Swains. 
21. S. infuscata A. Smith, 111. Zool. S. Afr. Birds, pi. 28. 
22. S. monticola (Vieill.) Le Vaill. Ois. d’Afr. 1. 184. f. 1. 185 
Vittiflora rupicola Boie ; Gryllivora ? capensis Swains. 
23. S. bifasciata Temm. PI. col. 472. f. 2. 
24. S. hottentotta (Gmel.). 
25. S. pileata (Gmel.) Le Vaill. Ois. d’Afr. t. 181, 182. — Sylvia 
imitatrix Vieill.; Type of Campicola Swains. (1827). 
26. S. cinerea (Vieill.) Le Vaill. Ois. d’Afr. 1. 184. f. 1. 
27. S. sperata (Lath.). 
28. S. explorator (Vieill.) Le Vaill. Ois. d’Afr. t. 183. f. 1, 2. 
29. S . caprata (Linn.) Cuv. PI. enl. 235. — Saxicola fruticola 
Hors f. ; S. bicolor et S. erythropygia Sykes. 
30. S. violacea (Bodd.) PI. enl. 185. f. 2. — Motacilla philip- 
pensis Gmel. Kittl. Vog. t. 12. f. 2. 
31. ?S . pyrrhonotus Mull. & Schl. Verd. Nat. Gesch. Nederl. p. 
209. 
32. S. w.nantho'ides Vigors, Zool. Beechey’s Voyage, p. 19. 
33. S. cursoria Vieill. Ency. Meth. p.493., Le Vaill. Ois. d’Afr. 
1. 190., Desc. de l’Egypte, Ois. t. 5. f. 1. ? — Saxicola leucomelana 
Burch: Trav. Afr. i. p. 335. ? Vitiflora tachydroma Boie. 
Pratincola Koch.* 
short, with the gape broad, and furnished with short bristles ; the culmen slightly curved, and 
sides compressed to the tip, which is rather emarginated ; the gonys long, and ascending ; the 
Nostrils basal, lateral, in a small membranous groove, with the opening rounded, and partly hidden by 
frontal plumes. Wings long and rounded, with the fourth and fifth quills equal and longest. Tail 
0rt > broad, and slightly rounded on the sides. Tarsi slightly longer than the middle toe, slender, 
^ covered by a single scale in front. Toes moderate, slender, and the outer toe rather longer 
ari fhe inner ; the hind toe long, and rather strong ; the claws moderate, curved, and acute. 
Th 
ese birds are found only in the old continent, they prefer the open ground or commons, especially those covered 
o Ver ^ U1zo j and they are usually seen in pairs, or singly, perched on the tops of the furze bushes, or sometimes hovering 
tjj *bem on the wing, while uttering a quick but agreeable song. Their food consists of worms and insects, which 
^bich the ground for, but they occasionally take a short flight in pursuit of insects on the wing, after capturing 
they return often to the same branch from whence they started. The nest is carefully concealed amongst grass, 
a low bush ; and is composed of dried grass, with some moss intermixed, and lined with grass. The female lays 
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e ggs. 
s’ p rubetr « (Linn.) PL enl. 678. f. 2., Gould, B. of Eur. 93. 
94 -''-Sa rUbiC °l a ( Li nn-) PI. enl. 678. f. 1., Gould, B. of Eur. pi. 
Le V a , n X,COk blemprichii Ehrenb. ; Sax. rubicola var. Caffra Licht. 
• °is. d’Afr. t. 180. 
3. P. fervida (Gmel.) PI. enl. 583. f. 1. 
4. P. leucorhoa (Gmel.) PI. enl. 583. f. 2. 
It 
‘n 1816 that Koch established this genus. Itis equal with Fruticicola (1839) of Mr. Macgillivray, and Rubetra (1840) of me. 
