MUSCICAPINiE. 
7. T . borbonica (Gmel.) PI. enl. 573. f. 1., Le Vaill. Ois. d’Afr. 
t. 142, 143. (nest). 
8. T. melanogaster (Swains.) B. of W. Afr. ii. p. 55. 
9. T. cristata (Gmel.) PI. enl. 573. f. 2. 
10. T. leunogaster Swains. B. of W. Afr. pi. 
11. T. pr incept (Temm.) PI. col. 584. 
12. T. rufa G. R. Gray, Ann. Nat. Hist. 1843. p.371. 
13. T. tricolor Fr. Proc. Z. S. 1843. p. 4. 
14. T. Ferreti Guer. Rev. Zool. 1843. p. 162. 
15. T . pyrrhoptera Temm. PI. col. 596. f. 2. — Philentoma cas- 
taneum Eyton ; Type of Philentoma Eyton (1845). 
16. T. nebulosa (Vieill.) Le Vaill. Ois. d’Afr. t. 149. — Musci- 
peta fluvicola Swains. 
17. T. torquata (Gmel.) Le Vaill. Ois. d’Afr. t. 150. — Musci- 
capa capensis Kuhl ; Sylvia melanoleuca Vieill. ; Muscipeta pectoralis 
Swains. 
18. T. atriceps (Blyth), Journ. A. S. B. 1842. p. 203. & 790. 
19. T. cyanomelas (Vieill.) Le Vaill. Ois. d’Afr. 1. 151. — Mus- 
cipeta scapidaris Steph. 
20. T. 9 eceruleocephala (Quoy & Gaim.) Voy. de l’Astrol. Ois. 
t. 5. f. 4., Voy. au Pole Sud, Ois. t. 20. f. 2. 
Monarcha Vig. 4'' Horsf* 
Bill long, strong, the base broad, and the culmen slightly depressed, keeled, and curved to the tip, 
which is emarginated ; the sides compressed towards the end ; the lateral margins curved, and the gonys 
long and ascending ; the gape furnished with long slender bristles ; the nostrils lateral, basal, and con- 
cealed by the projecting plumes and bristles. Wings moderate, the third quill nearly as long as the 
fourth, which is the longest. Tail long, and slightly emarginated in the middle. Tarsi as long as the 
middle toe, and covered in front with broad scales. Toes rather short ; the lateral toes unequal, the 
outer one longer than the inner, and the hind toe moderate : the claws short, curved, and acute. 
These birds are found in Australia and the islands of the Indian Ocean. 
1. M. carinata (Swains.) Vig. & Horsf. Swains. Zool. 111. pi. 
147., Temm. PI. col. 418. f. 2., Gould, Syn. of Austr. Birds, pi. f. 2. 
(head). — Muscicapa inornata Gam. Less. Voy. de la Coqu. Ois. 
t. 16. f. 1., Gould, Syn. of Austr. Birds, pi. f. 3. (head). 
2. M. trivirgata (Temm.) PI. col. 418. f. 1., Gould, Syn. of 
Austr. Birds, pi. f. 1. 
3. M. cinerascens (Temm.) PI. col. 430. f. 2. 
4. M. alecto (Temm.) PI. col. 430. f. 1. 
5. ? M. velata (Temm.) PI. col. 334. 
0. M. ? Voy. au Pole Sud, Ois. t. 13. 
7. M. telescophthalma (Garn. & Less.) Voy. de la Coqu. t. 18. f. 1. 
-r- Type of Arses Less. (1831). 
8. M. chrysomela (Garn. & Less.) Swains. Voy.de la Coqu. t. 18. 
f. 2., Nat. Libr. Flyc. pi. 14. 
9. M. nigra (Sparr.) Mus. Carls, i. t. 23. — Muscicapa atra 
Forst. Ilescr. Anim. p. 1 0. ; M. lutea Gmel. Forst. Uesc. Anim. 
p. 169., Icon. ined. 156.; M. pomarea Less. Voy. de la Coqu. 1. 17. 
f. a. n. c. ; M. manpitiensis Garn. 
10. M. guttata (Less. & Garn.) Voy. de la Coqu. Ois. t. l6. f. 2. 
1 1. M. ccesia Less. Rev. Zool. 1839- p. 1 67- 
Seisura Vig. 4’ Horsf. f 
Bill lengthened, rather broad, and depressed at the base, with the culmen straight, but curved at the 
tip, which is slightly emarginated ; the sides gradually compressed to the end, and the gonys very long, 
and slightly ascending ; the gape furnished with short slender bristles ; the nostrils basal, lateral, oval, 
and partly covered by the frontal plumes and bristles. Wings very long, with the first three quills 
graduated, and the fourth and fifth equal and longest. Tail long, and rounded on the sides. Tarsi short, 
* Established by Vigors and Dr. Horsfield in 1825 {Linn. Trans, xv. p. 254.). Drymophila of M. Temminck is coequal, and it embraces 
Arses of M. Lesson (1831). . , T „ /.qaa'i 
t Vigors and Dr. Horsfield established this genus in 1 825 {Linn. Trans, xv. p. 249-). It embraces Piexorliynchus of Mr. Gould {\SW). 
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