ACCENTORINiE. 
Acanthi za Vig. fy Horsf* 
BiU short, slender, and straight, with the culmen curved, and the sides compressed to the tip, which is 
^marginated ; the gonys short and ascending; the nostrils basal, and in a membranous groove, with 
e openmg linear, and partly covered by setaceous bristles. Wings rather short and rounded; 
?lt h ^e first quill short, and the third nearly as long as the fourth, which is the longest. Tail 
Moderate and rather- rounded. Tarsi longer than the middle toe, slender, and covered in front with an 
tire scale. Toes moderate, with the inner toe shorter than the outer, which is united at its base ; 
e hind toe long, and armed with a strong curved claw. 
Th 
y ew ^ s P ecies of this genus are peculiar to New Holland, with the exception of two or three that are inhabitants of 
the fall 6 ' 1 anC *‘ are usually noticed hopping about on the lower branches of the bushes and on the ground, or on 
8 Pecies ^ ^ trees ’ w ^ e searc hing for the minute insects and seeds on which they chiefly feed. Most of the 
gener a & l] P0SSeSS a feeWe S0Dg ’ which t!lc }' sometimes utter from the tops of the low bushes. Their flight is weak, 
doine-f, 7 ° llly eXOltetl t0 move from bush to bush, or to fly a short distance when alarmed. The nest is generally 
So «iet' ° lmeC! ’ WUl ‘ a Sma11 entranoe left on one side ; and is composed of a mixture of grasses, leaves, and wool ; 
nes several are built together on the same branch of a low bush or tree. 
of nana Vig. & Horsf. Linn. Trans, xv. p. 226., Gould, B 
g. . 
G 0 . , i ' ^ Us ^ a (Lath.) Vig. & Horsf. White’s Journ. pi. in. p. 257., 
g B - of Austr. pi. 
4 ’ A ' Pyrrhopygia Gould, Proc. Z.S. 1847. P- •, B. of Austr. pi. 
f. 2 r , c ^ r y sor rhoa (Quoy & Gaim.) Voy. de l’Astrol. Ois. t. 10. 
ou ld, B. of Austr. pi. 
6. a iinea(a Gould, Proc. Z.S. 1837. p. 146., B. of Austr. pi. 
p], ’ ’ diem enensis Gould, Proc. Z. S. 1837. p. 146., B. of Austr. 
7. a 
pi, ' Uro Pygialis Gould, Proc. Z. S. 1837. p. 146., B. of Austr. 
8 . A . 
Pi. ' %norn ata Gould, Proc. Z. S. 1840. p. 141., B. of Austr. 
9. 4 
B. of a Te f Ulo ' ides V ig- & Horsf. Linn. Trans, xv. p. 226., Gould, 
Austr. pi. i > , 
1 0. a . 
j j 7’ a P™alu Gould, B. of Austr. pi. 
12! a Ewin 9 U Gould » B - of Austr. pi. 
I3. . ' E Wc hanani Vig. &. Horsf. Linn. Trans, xv. p. 227 • 
f. 3> ■ macularia (Quoy & Gaim.) Voy. de l’Astrol. Ois. t. 10. 
14. A. ? longirostris (Quoy & Gaim.) Voy. de l’Astrol. Ois. t. 
10. f. 4. 
15. A. albogularis (Gould), Syn. B. of Austr. pi., B. of Austr. 
pi. — Type of Psilopus Gould (1837). * 
16. A. brevirostris (Gould), Proc. Z. S. 1837. p. 147. 
17. A. fusca (Gould), Proc. Z. S. 147., B. of Austr. pi. 
18. A. oltmcea (Gould), Proc. Z. S. 1837. p. 147. 
19. A. culicivora (Gould), Proc. Z.S. 1840. p. 174., B. of 
Austr. pi. 
20. A. magnirostris (Gould), Proc. Z. S. 1842. p. 133. 
21. A. chloronotus (Gould), Proc. Z. S. 1842. p. 133., B. of 
Austr. pi. 
22. A. loevigaster (Gould), Proc. Z. S. 1842. p. 133. 
23. A. I gat a (Quoy & Gaim.) Voy. de l’Astrol. Ois. t. 11. 
f. 2. 
24. A. flaviventris (G. R. Gray), Voy. of Ereb. and Terr. Birds, 
pi. 4. f. 1. 
25. A. albifrontata (G. R. Gray), Voy. of Ereb. and Terr. Birds, 
pi. 4. pi. f. 2. 
26. A. brunnea (Gould), Proc. Z. S. 1840. p. 173., B. of Austr. 
pi. — Type of Pyrrholasmus Gould (1840). 
h, ,1 e forme!* Slletl by Vigors and Hr. Horsfield in 1 82 
w as afterwards changed by him to Gerygo 
It probably embraces Psilopus (1837) and Pyrrholcemus (1840) of Mr. Gould. 
Febr 
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