FORMICARINiE. 
equal and longest. Tail rather long, and rounded on the sides. Tarsi rather longer than the middle 
toe, and covered in front with a slightly divided scale. Toes rather short, with the outer toe longer than 
the inner, and united at the base, the hind toe moderate ; the claws rather short, curved, and acute. 
The species that compose this genus reside in various parts of India : their habits and manners have not yet been 
recorded by naturalists, but are supposed to be similar to those of the next genus. 
1- M. magnum Eyton, Proc. Z. S. 1839- p. 103. I 4. M. affine (Blyth), Journ. A. S. B. 1842. p. 795. — Type of 
2. ? M. rostratum Blyth, Journ. A.S. B. 1842. p. 795 - | Alcippe Blyth (1844). 
0. M. cinereum Eyton, Proc. Z. S. 1839- P- 103. I 5. M . ferrugineum Blyth, Journ. A. S. B. 1844. p. 383. 
Brachypteryx Horsf . * 
Till moderate, and the base broad, with the culmen curved, and the sides compressed to the tip, which 
18 emarginated ; the gonys long and ascending ; the nostrils lateral, placed in a membranous groove, 
'" 1 th the opening anterior, large, and exposed. Wings very short and rounded, with the fifth to the 
Se vcnth quills nearly equal and longest. Tail rather short and rounded. Tarsi lengthened, and covered 
V an entire scale. Toes very long, with the outer toe longer than the inner, and united at the base, the 
^iud toe long, and armed with a long curved claw. 
R is in the thick forests and jungles of Malacca and Java that the species of this genus are found. They are generally 
seen on the lowest branches of trees in the open parts of the forest, from whence they occasionally make short sallies 
a fier insects : but they are also sometimes observed on the ground, searching it for the larvaa of insects, ants, and worms, 
"Rich are found among the fallen leaves. Their ordinary note consists of a quickly reiterated babbling, and they also 
l' 0s sess a protracted plaintive note, which sometimes rises to a high and melodious warbling. 
' montana Horsf. Linn. Trans, xiii. p. 157- 
• sepiaria Horsf. Linn. Trans, xiii. p. 158. 
• leucophrys Temnj. PI. col. 448. f. I. 
4. B. leptura Kuhl. 
5. B. malaccemis Haiti. Rev. Zool. 1844, p. 402. 
Mac ron us Jard. Sell)//, f 
Bill rather long, and slightly depressed at the base, the culmen nearly straight, but curved and with 
^ 0 sides compressed at the tip, which is emarginated; the gonys rather long and ascending; the nostrils 
* er ‘d, and placed anteriorly in a membranous groove, with the frontal plumes projecting to the opening, 
^ ^d°h is large, sub-oval, and exposed. Wings short and rounded, with the fifth and sixth quills equal and 
ttgest. Tail moderate, broad, and much rounded. Tarsi as long as the middle toe, and covered in front 
^Rh an almost entire scale. Toes long, with the lateral toes nearly equal, the hind toe long and strong ; 
e claw s moderate, and that of the hind toe long, curved, and strong. 
* n 
+ t/'. , ors field established this genus in 1820 (Linn. Trans, xiii. p. 157.). 
| Established by Sir W. Jardin ~ " ’ ' ” ’ 
‘ (1844) of Mr. Blyth. 
t E ' established this genus in 1820 {Linn. Tran r . __ . 
and Setar- 'shed by Sir IV. Jardine and Mr. Selby long prior to Napothera of M. Boie (1835), whicli is synonymous, as well as Turdinvs 
