LANIINiE. 
Colluriocincla Vig. fy Horsf.* 
Bill long and straight, with the culrnen curved, and the sides compressed to the tip, which is hooked 
and emarginated ; the gonys long and ascending ; the gape furnished with short bristles ; the nostrils 
lateral, with the opening rounded and exposed. Wings long and rounded, with the fourth and fifth 
quills equal and longest. Tail long and emarginated. Tarsi rather longer than the middle toe, and 
covered in front with broad transverse scales. Toes moderate ; with the outer toe longer than the 
inner, and united at the base ; the hind toe long, and broadly padded beneath ; the claws moderate, 
compressed, curved, and acute. 
The species of this genus are found in most parts of Australia. They are active restless birds, moving about the 
branches of the trees, seeking for various kinds of insects both in the perfect and larva states. Some of the species 
possess a pleasing song, which is often uttered while in search of their subsistence. The nest is placed on an exposed 
branch of a tree, or on a projection of a rock. It is composed of the inner bark of trees and leaves, lined internally 
with fibrous roots. The eggs are usually three in number. 
1. C. harmonica (Lath.) Gould, Lamb. Icon. ined. i. 55 Col- 
luriocincla cinerea Vig. &; Horsf. Jard. & Selby, 111. Orn. pi. 71.; 
Certhia canescens Lath. Lamb. Icon. ined. ii. 74 . ; Lanius saturninus 
Nordm. ; Turdus dilutes Lath. Lamb. Icon. ined. iii. 33.; Collurio- 
cincla strigata Swains, (juv.). 
2. C. rectirostris Jard. & Selby, 111. of Orn. n. s. pi. 32. 
3. C. fasca Gould, Proc. Z. S. 1 836. p. 6. 
4. C. hrunnea Gould, Proc. Z. S. 1S40. p. 164. 
5. C. rufiventris Gould, Proc. Z. S. 1840. p. 164. 
6. C. parvula Gould, Proc. Z. S. 1845. p. 
* Established by Vigors and Dr. Horsfield in 1825 {Linn. Trans, xv. p. 213.). 
February, 1847. 
