. On the natural history and classification of birds . ather lengthened,acutely conic, entire. Wings and tail as in toe as long as the tarsus; lateral toesslightly unequal. Legs pale,fulvicapilla. Wil. pi. 24. (g) pinus. lb. pi. 19. (k, i) Mniotilta, Vieillot. (/, I) Bill rather lengthened :culmen slightly arched: gonys straight; the marginsinflexed: upper mandible obsoletely notched. Wingslengthened, pointed. Tarsus and middle toe ofequal length; inner toe shortest; hinder toe length-ened, nearly as long as the tarsus; its claw muchcurved. M. varia. Wilson, pi. 19.
. On the natural history and classification of birds . ather lengthened,acutely conic, entire. Wings and tail as in toe as long as the tarsus; lateral toesslightly unequal. Legs pale,fulvicapilla. Wil. pi. 24. (g) pinus. lb. pi. 19. (k, i) Mniotilta, Vieillot. (/, I) Bill rather lengthened :culmen slightly arched: gonys straight; the marginsinflexed: upper mandible obsoletely notched. Wingslengthened, pointed. Tarsus and middle toe ofequal length; inner toe shortest; hinder toe length-ened, nearly as long as the tarsus; its claw muchcurved. M. varia. Wilson, pi. 19. f. 3. Zosterops, Horsfield and Vigors, (e, ti) Bill rather stouterthan in Sylvicola, acutely conic, almost entire. Ric-tus smooth. Wings moderate, pointed; the firstquill rather shorter than the three next. Tail as inSylvicola. Feet strong. Tarsus longer than themiddle toe ; lateral toes unequal. Eyes encircledb 3 246 ON THE CLASSIFICATION OF BIRDS. with compact white India, Africa, and cinerea. Part 5. No. lb. No. Z. dorsalis. Z. 111. i. West Af. Part 5. No. 43. Parus, Linnaeus. Bill stronger. Wings with the three first quills graduated. Feet strong. Inner toe shortest. Claws broad, and much , Vieillot. Bill lengthened, rather stout: culmen very slightly curved; the sides somewhat cylin-drical : the upper man-dible notched. Wings short; the first quill shorter than the second.— {Vieillot.) (fig. ) M. leucoptera. Vieil. Ois. dAm. ii. pi. 84. MgithaluSy Vigors, (fig. 214. #) Bill very straight; theform acutely conic; sides compressed; tips smooth. Wings short, rounded. Feet short. Anterior toes nearly Capensis. 111. of Orn. iii. pi. 113. f. 1. Parus, Linn. Bill rather short, strong, conic; thesides compressed; tip entire. Tail rather length-ened, convex, even, or more or less rounded. Feetlarge and strong. Middle and hinder toes equal;lateral toes unequal, (fig.
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