synallaxine (sinalaksin)

[ Syn all axis; belonging to the Synallaxinæ. Syn all axis (sin-a-lak's is), n. [NL. (Vieillot, 1818), also Synalaxis of various authors; and most extensive genus of Synallaxinæ, containing about 50 species of Neo tropical birds, ranging from southern Mexico to Patagonia, and especially numerous in tropical South America. In their habits, no le than in their general appearance, they closely resemble the true creepers of the 6131 Syn all axis ruficapilla. oscine series of Pa eres, though they belong to a different suborder. S. ruficapilla of Brazil is a characteristic example.