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the second, which is shorter than the four next ; the 
third, fourth, and fifth longest, and nearly equal. 
Tail moderate, either slightly forked, or slightly 
rounded ; the tips sometimes ending in mucronate 
points. Feet moderate. The inner . toe shortest. 
Australia.* 
A. liana. Lin. Tr. xv. 
Regulus, Ray. Tail slightly forked, ending in mucronate 
points. Wings long ; the first quid spurious ; the 
second much shorter than the third, fourth, and fifth. 
Feet as in Sylvia. 
R. auricapillus. Selby, pi. 47. f. 4. 
^'yanotis, Sw. Habit of Regulus. Wings slightly 
rounded ; the first and second quill very little shorter 
than the third. Tail rounded, obtuse. Feet un- 
commonly large and slender. Inner toe much shorter 
than the outer. Claws very long, and but slightly 
curved.t Brazil. 
R. omnicolor. Vieil. 
CoLicivoBA, Sw. Bill somewhat lengthened ; the base 
depressed ; the sides compressed ; the culmen arched 
from the base ; the tip notched. Rictus with distinct 
bristles. Wings very short ; the two first quills only 
equally graduated. Tail slender, graduated, and 
generally lengthened. Tarsus long, slender. Inner 
toe shortest. Claws small, fully curved. America 
only. 
C. atricapilla. Zool. 111. ii. pi. 51. 
I’katicoi.a, Sw.:{; Aspect of Anthus. Culmen not 
depressed l)efore the nostrils. The upper mandible 
notched ; the margins not inflexed. Frontal feathers 
* tVe may account tor the great variation in this very naturai group, by 
it is that which connects Sylvia to Malurus. 
u T This seems the tropical representation of Regulus ; it is at once known 
disproportionately long toes and claws. It it thQ Reg. JSyronensis 
t Although this extraordinary form has all the aspect of an Anthus^ 1 
but think that this is merely its disguise, and that its natural affini- 
tn iu this group. It has a strong resemblance to Acanthha, and more 
Ort/iotomi4Sj in its tail and wings. I have therefore placed it as the 
J^^sentation of Anthus in this group, until its affinities are better under- 
