ERYTHACINiE. 
hid in a mossy bank, among the roots of trees, or in holes of the rocks that are overgrown with ivy or other kinds of 
plants. 
1. E . mbecula (Linn.) Cuv. PI. enl. 361. f. 1., Gould, B. of 
Eur. 98 . — Rubecula familiaris Blyth. 
2. E. Komadori (Temm.) PI. col. 570. 
3. E. Ahahige (Ternm.) PI. col. 571. 
Cyanecula Brehm.* 
Bill moderate, straight, and slender, with the culmen slightly curved, and the sides compressed to th e 
tip, which is acute and slightly emarginated; the lateral margins straight; the gonys long, and slight) 
ascending; the nostrils basal and lateral, with the opening exposed, and rather rounded. T VinT 
moderate, reaching to one third the length of the tail, and the third and fourth quills equal and longest- 
Bail moderate and rounded. Tarsi slender, much longer than the middle toe, and covered in front b) 
an entire scale. Toes long, slender, with the outer one rather longer than the inner ; the hind toe long 5 
the claws moderate, curved, and acute. 
The birds of this genus are peculiar to the Old World, where they reside on the borders of forests. Their f° wl 
consists of worms, insects, and their larvae. The nest is formed in holes of decayed trees. The eggs are usually six 1 
number. 
1. C. suecica (Linn.) PI. enl. S6‘l. f. 2., Gould, B. of Eur. pi. 3. C. Calliope (Linn.)— Turdus Camschatkensis Gmel. ; CaH^P 6 
97- — Motacilla cserulecula Pall. Kittl. Kupf. Vog. t. 17- f. 1. Lathami Gould, B. of Eur. pi. 114., Kittl. Kupf. Vog. t. 17- 
2. ? C . fustuosa (Less.) Rev. Zool. 1840. p. 266. 
Petroica Swains, •j' 
Bill short, rather depressed, broad at the base, with the culmen slightly sloping to near the tip, whi^ 
is curved and slightly emarginated ; the sides gradually compressed ; the lateral margins nearly stmigb > 
and the gonys long and straight ; the gape furnished with prominent bristles ; the nostrils basal, h ltera ’ 
and placed in a membranous groove, with the opening rounded or longitudinal, and partly concealed P 
the projecting plumes. Wings reaching to half the length of the tail, with the first quill very short, 
second shorter than the third, which is rather shorter than the fourth and fifth, these are equal 
longest. Tail moderate and emarginated, or rounded on the sides. Tarsi slender, as long as, oriole 
than, the middle toe, and covered in front with a long scale. Toes moderate, the outer longer T ^' a 
the inner, and united at its base ; the hind toe long, rather strong ; the claws short, curved, and acu te ' 
1 g arid 
These birds are found in most parts of Australia and in New Zealand. They seem to prefer the low bus ^ 
woods skirting the open plains, or such flats as are studded here and there with large trees, among the lower hi 
of which, as well as on the ground beneath them, they maybe observed darting about for insects of various kinds, 11 
* Established by M. Brehm in 1828. It is equal with Pandicilla (1833) of Mr. Blyth, and with Calliope (1836) of Mr. Gould- 
t Established by Mr. Swainson in 1832. It embraces Erythrodryas (1842) of Mr. Gould, and Miro (1831) of M. Lesson. 
