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broader ; the shafts curved ; first quill very minute, 
the second as long as the third. Tail broad, gra- 
duated or cuneatcd. Feet lengthened, slender. The 
inner toe much shorter than the outer. The claws 
long, slender, and hut slightly curved, 
hortensis. Selby, 46, f. 4. turdoides. PI. Enl. 513. 
dnerea. lb. 46. f. 6. fluviatilis. I'ein. Man. i. 183. 
loeustella. Ib. 45**. f. 1. aquatica. Nau. pi. 47. f. 106. 
pliragniitis. lb. 45**. f. 2. palustris. Tera. Man. i. 193. 
arundiriacea. Ib. 45**. f. 3. 
BaAnYPTETUS, Sw. General size and habit of Curuca. 
The hill distinctly notched. Wings short ; the three 
first quills equally graduated. Tail rounded ; the 
feathers remarkably broad and soft. Feet large, 
strong, and robust ; the lateral toes equal. Claws 
slender, shghtly curved. Africa. 
B. platyurus. Ois. d’Af. pi. 122. 
Agkobates, Sw. Bill thrush-like ; the sides much 
compressed ; the tip bent and entire ; gape smooth. 
Wings and tail as in Philomela. Feet very strong. 
Tarsus lengthened. Toes short; the inner shorter than 
the outer. Claws slender. South of Europe, Africa. 
A. galactotes. Tern. Pi. Col. 251. f. 1. 
SuBiAM. SYLVIANJE. True Warblers. 
Size very small. Structure weak. Bill very slender, 
straight, and with the under mandible much thinner 
than the upper. 
Orthotoml's, Ilorsfield. Bill straight, lengthened ; the 
tip entire ; the gonys only half the length of the 
under mandible. Wings excessively short, and rounded ; 
the three first quills equally graduated. Tail typically 
short, rounded, or graduated. Tarsus lengthened. 
Inner toe shorter than the outer. India. 
O. longirostris. Pt. 5. No. 183. sphenurus. Ib. No. 184. 
N.B. Prinia familiaris Horsf. is proi)ably an aberrant species. 
Maluhus, Vieill. Bill short. Wings considerably 
rounded. Tail lengthened, graduated, generally soft. 
Legs large. 
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