402 Mr. Vigors's Sketches in Ornithology. 



Melithreptus. VieiU. — Creadion. VieilL- — Mimetes. King.^ 

 — Sericulus. Swains, ? — Ptiloris. Swains, — Pomatorhi- 

 ims.* Horsf. ? — Prinia. Horsf. ? 



ORDO III. RASORES. Ill [Gallins. Xmw.] 



I. Fam. Columbid^. Leach. [Gen. Columba, Linn,] 



Treron. VieilL [Vinago. CuvJ] — Columba. Auct, — Ptili- 

 nopus. Swains. — Lophyrus. VieiU. 



II. Fam. Phasianip^. [Gen. Meleagris. Pavo. Phasianus. 



Numida, Linn,] 

 Meleagris. Linn. [Gallo-pavo. Briss."] — Pavo. Linn. — Di- 

 plectron. VieilL [Polyplectron. Tew»z.]-^Gallus. Briss. 

 — Monaulus. VieilL [Lophophorus. Temm.~\ — Phasianus. 

 Auct. — Argus. Temm, — Numida, Linn. [Meleagris. 

 Briss.'] 



III. Fam. Tetraonid^. Leach. [Gen. Tetrao. Linn.] 

 Liponjx. VieiU. [Cryptonyx. Temm.~\ — Odontophorus. 



VieiU. — Coturnix. Cuv. — Perdix. Briss. — Ganga. VieilL 

 [Pterocles. Temm.'] — Tetrao Auct. — Lagopus. VieilL — 

 Syrrhaptes. ///. [Heteroclitus. VieilL'] — Ortygis. ///. 

 [Ortygodes VieilL Hemipodius. Temm.] — Tinamus. 

 Lath. [Crypturus. III. Cryptura. VieilL] 



IV. Fam, STRUTHioNiDiE. [Gen. Struthio. Otis, Linn.] 

 Rhea. i^ms.^Struthio. Linn. — Casuarius. Briss. — Dromi- 



ceius. VieilL — Didus. Linn. [Raphus. Briss.] — Otis, 

 Linn. 



V. Fam. Cracid^. [Gen. Crax, Linn.] 



Ourax. Cuv, [Pauxi. Temm.] — Crax. Linn. — Penelope. 

 Merr. — Ortalida. Metr. — Opisthocomus. Hoffm. ? 

 [Orthocorys. VieilL] — Menura. Lath. — Megapodius. 

 Temm, 



* I feel some doubt whether the above genera Pomatorhinus and Prinia 

 belong to the present family or to the Certhiadce. The formation of tlieir 

 tongue and -the nature of their food, at present unknown, will determine this 

 po nt. 



