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hooked ; the notch very distinct : gape strongly 
bristled. Wings lengthened ; the first quill spurious, 
the second shorter than the third, the fourth longest. 
Tail moderate, resembling Erythaca. Tarsus mo- 
derate. Inner toe much shorter than the outer. 
Australia. 
P. multicolor. Z. III. ii. pi. 36. bieolor. Z. 111. ii. pi. 4S. 
SuBFAM. PHILOMELINAl. Nightingales. 
General structure larger and more robust than the 
typical warblers. Feet formed more for perching. 
PHuiNicuRA, Sw. Redstarts. Bill very straight and 
slender; the culmen depressed above the nostrils; 
the gonys ascending ; the commissure inflexed : 
gape nearly smooth. Wings moderate ; the first quill 
spurious, the second and the eighth equal, the fourth 
and fifth equal, and longest. Tail broad, slightly 
rounded. Tarsi lengthened, slender. The lateral toes 
almost equal. 
P. rutacilla. Selby, 46. f. 3. calliope. Lath. Sup. Vig. 
Suecica. PI. Enl. 610. f. 1. atrata. 111. Orn. pi. 86. 
Philomela, Antiq. Nighthignles. Bill rather strong, 
short ; the culmen straight towards the base, and 
more than usually curved just at the tip : under 
mandible nearly as thick as the upper ; the gonys 
ascending ; the commissure straight, but not in- 
flexed. Wings moderate ; the quills straight and 
narrow ; the first quill spurious ; the second shorter 
than the third and fourth, which are the longest. 
Feet moderate, stout. The inner toe rather the 
shortest. The elaws short, and fully curved. 
P. atricapilla. Selby, 46. f. H. Orphca. PI. Enl. 579. f. 1. 
incliinocepbala. In. O.ii.SOO. sericoa. Tem. Man. i. 197. 
Luscinla. Selby, 46. f. 1 nisorea. Nau. pi. 33. f. 67. 
gerinanica. N. pi. 26. f. 52. 
CuBBi'CA, Bechst. Resembling Philomela, but the general 
structure is more delicate. Bill lengthened, slender ; 
the culmen gently curved from the base. Wings 
