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o rd in a r y P e r c h in g B ird s o r P a s s c r ifo rm e s (E e v icw Cla ssif. B . p . 89, p i. x i.), p la c in g
th em a t th e e n d o f t h e se rie s, a n d i l lu s t r a t in g th e i r p o s itio n in tlic n a tu r a l sy s tem as
P a s s e r in e B ird s w ith o u t «,uj v e ry c lo se a llie s . W e h a v e s e e n n o re a so n to d e p a r t from
th i s c o n c lu sio n , a n d u n t i l th e s tu d y o f th e a n a tom y , s ty le o f m o u l t, a n d o th e r f e a tu r e s
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(I’rom the ‘C.talog,.e of OsteoloBk.l Specmene in the Boj-al College of Surgeons, by the k.nd pcrmas.on of
the I’rcsidciit and Council.)
o f c e r t a in M u s e ic a p in e g e n e r a - s u c h c s A r to m y ia s omX n e m i o h e l i d o u - t c o i to b rid g e
th e g a p , wo s h a ll c o n tm u o to r e g a r d th e I l i r u n d in k lw a s p e c u lia r P a s s e r in e B ird s ,
s t a n d in g we ll a p a r t from th e r e s t o f th e e x is tin g P a c se r ifo rm e s .
T h e IT in -itd h tW ta w e re d iv id e d b y u s in 1 8 7 0 in to tw o S u b f am i l i e s - i I i™ « K « » n e
(T r u e SwaUows) a n d PsaUdoproomua: (E o u g b -w in g c d Sw allow s).
T h e SwaUows a r e r e p r e s e n te d b y tw e lv e g e n e ra , w h ic h m ig h t a lm o s t h e c h a ra c te riz e d
b y t h e p e c u lia ritie s o f t h e i r n e s tin g -lia b its a s follows ;
S u b fam ily I . l I I J lV N D I N I N . d S .
G e n u s 1. C U E L ID O N .
K e s t. O f m u d -n o d u le s , e n tir e ly c o n s tru c te d b y th e b ird s th em s e lv e s , lin e d w i th g ra ss,
f e a th e r s , .'ho., a n d fix e d a g a in s t th e w a ll o f a h o u s e o r clUf.
R ijijs. P u r e -white.
G e n u s 2. C O T IL E .
X e s t . X ra g g e d s t r u c tu r e o f g ra s s , &e„ lin e d w ith f e a th e r s , p la c e d in th e h o le o f a
b a n k .
E g g s . P u r e w h ite .
INTRODUCTION.
G e n u s 3. B IB L IS .
N e s t. O f m u d , p la c e d a g a in s t a ro c k o r w a ll o f a b u ild in g .
E g g s . M’h ite , w ith ru fo u s o r b row n sp o ts.
G e n u s 4. T A C H Y C IN E T A .
N e s t. I n h o le s o f t re e s o r s tum p s , m o re r a r e ly in h o le s o f cliffs.
E g g s . P u r e w h ite .
G e n u s 5. P H E D IN A .
N e s t. I n h o le s o f c a v e s o r ro c k s .
E g g s . W h i t e , w i th ru f o u s o r h row n sp o ts .
G e n u s 6 . II IB T JN D O .
N e s t. O f m u d , s traw s , g ra s s , &c., lin e d w ith fe a th e r s , in b a r n s o r o n b e am s of
b u ild in g s , m o re r a r e ly a g a in s t w a lls o r cliffs.
E g g s . W h i t e , w i th re d d is h sp o ts .
T h e a b o v e c h a ra c te ris tic s b e lo n g to th e T r u e Sw a llow s {U in n id o ) o n ly , a n d i t is
q u ite p o s s ib le t h a t th e f u tu r e s y s tem a tis t w ill su h -d iv id e o u r g e n u s l l in m d o .
T h e r e w o u ld b e som e ju s tif ic a tio n fo r tb i s su b -d iv is io n . JU r u n d o d im id ia ta is
sa id to la y w h ite e g g s , lik e T a c h y cm e ta . I I ir u n d o n ig in ta n e s ts iu trc e -s tu n ip s in riv e r s
lik e som e spec ie s o f T a c h y c in e ta , b u t la y s s p o tte d eg g s . T h e M o sq u c -Sw a llow s, h a v e
ru fo u s rum p s , b u ild b o ttle -sh a p e d n e s ts , o fte n w i th o u t a n y lin in g , a n d la y p u r e w h ite
eggs, i f E ih l i s is to b e s e p a ra te d fr om Cotile, th e n I l i r u n d o w ill a lso b e b ro k e n uj>
in to g e n e r a ; b u t th is s e p a ra tio n c a n h a r d ly b e a t t em p t e d b e fo re t h e m e th o d oi
n id ific a tio n in th e ca se o f e v e ry sp e c ie s is k n o w n ; a n d tb i s k n ow le d g e is, a t p r e s e n t,
w a n tin g .
G e n u s 7- C H E B A M tE C A .
N e s t. O f g ra s s o r leav es, in th e h o le o f a b a n k o r b u rrow .
E g g s. P u r e w h ite .
G e n u s 8 . P B O G N E .
N e s t. O f g ra s s , &c., lin e d w ith fe a th e r s , in th e h o le o f a tr e e o r w a ll, cliff o r b u rrow .
E g g s . P u r e w h ite .
G e n u s 9. A T T IC O R A .
N e s t. O f g ra s s , in th e h o le o f a b a n k o r u n d e r caves.
E g g s . P u r e w h ite .