belonging to the Genera Phytotoma, Indicator, Cursorius, &c. 89 
only species of the genus yet discovered, that does not belong 
to New Holland. 
Trib. Scawsonzs. Auct. 
Fam. Cvucvurripz. Leach. 
Gen. IwpnpicaTon. Vieillot. 
The group of Honeyguides, the first account of the interesting 
manners of which was given by Dr. Sparmann, was sépárated 
from the Linnzan genus Cuculus, where it was originally placed 
by systematic writers, by M. Le Vaillant* under the name 
of Indicateurs; and was afterwards formed into a genus by 
M. Vieillot, under the scientific name of Indicator. Some con- 
fusion exists respecting the species already described of this 
genus. M. Le Vaillant has described and figured two species, 
which he calls “le Grand Indicateur" and “le Petit Indicateur." 
Dr. Shaw refers to three species, which he denominates J. Spar- 
manni (Cuculus Indicator Mill), the bird originally discovered 
by Dr. Sparmann ; I. major; and I. minor; the two last being 
the species figured by M. Le Vaillant. M. Temminck, how- 
ever, includes but two species in the genus, the original Cucu- 
lus Indicator Mill. (I. Sparmanni Shaw), and the Petit Indicateur 
of M. Le Vaillant (T. minor Shaw); apparently concluding that 
the former bird and the Grand Indicateur of M. Le Vaillant 
(I. major Shaw) are the same species. 
These birds are of rare occurrence, and I have had no oppor- 
tunity of ascertaining this point; but I have the good fortune 
to be able to add the descriptions of two new species, which 
have been sent to me from the interior of Africa, and which 
differ totally from all the descriptions and figures of those spe- 
cies already published. To these I shall add the detailed de- 
* Ois. d' Afrique. 
+ Analyse du Syst. gen. d'Ornith. p. 73.—1825.—He has eubeequad added a 
third species in his Planches Coloriées, No. 367. — Nov. 29, 1898. 
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