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vinaceus (Gm.) (T. semitorquaius, Sw.) is distinct. Major Frank- 

 lin mentions two varieties in India, differing only in size : do these 

 constitute two species ? 



161. The wild pigeons mentioned by Mr. Blyth as procured in the 

 London markets, and combining the spotted wings of Columba anas 

 with the white rump of C. liviay must be regarded as immature birds 

 of the latter species. The Indian species is quite distinct from both, 

 distinguished, besides the barred wing and gray rump, by its black 

 beak, and by the metallic green feathers entirely surrounding the 

 neck. It seems to be the variety of a;nas indicated by Wagler as 

 found by Eversman in Tartary. As this species has never received a 

 name, I would propose for it that of Columba intermedia, as indicating 

 its relation to the two well-known species above mentioned. 



163. Francolinus gularis ; I presume Mr. Blyth here intends the 

 Perdix gularis of Temminck, but as he mentions no authority for the 

 name, this is only a conjecture. Has Mr. B. recognised the F. lu- 

 nulatus, IjCss. Traite d'Orn., with "the back chestnut, the fore-neck 

 brown, both spotted with black and white, belly cinnamon, spotted 

 with black, from Bengal" ? 



166. The proper specific name of Coturnix textilis is coromande- 

 lica (Gm.). 



167. Coturnix philippensis should be termed C. chinensis (Lin.). 



175, 176, 177. The determination of the white Egrets from dif- 

 ferent parts of the world is so difficult, that I would request Mr. 

 Blyth to publish exact descriptions and measurements of the three 

 Indian species here indicated, together with any synonyms which 

 he has ascertained, 



187. Argala ; this genus should be termed Leptoptilus, Less. 



189. Here again we are in want of a description of the Indian 

 bird, in order to determine whether it is identical with the true 

 Mycteria australis of New South Wales, or, what is more probable, 

 a distinct species, called by Latham Mycteria asiatica. 



193. Ibis macei; the proper specific name of this is melanocepha- 

 lus (Lath.). 



196. Is the identity of this bird with (Edicnemus crepitans of Eu- 

 rope clearly ascertained ? Mr. Gould says, in Proc. Zool. Soc. vol. ii. 

 p. 51, that (Ed. crepitans does not inhabit India. 



198. The group Lobivanellus, Strickl., typified by L. goensis 

 (Gm.), is very distinct from the true Pluvianus, Vieill., of which the 

 type is P. cegyptius (Lin.). 



199. The Charadrius bilobus, Gm., wants the hind toe, and con- 

 sequently belongs to my genus Sarciophorus, not to Lobivanellus. 

 Lesson describes two species, Charadrius myops with orbital, and C. 

 bilobus with frontal (or more properly loral) wattles, but possibly the 

 former may be a younger state of the latter, in which the orbits are 

 also expanded and membranous. 



208. It is customary to call the Indian Greenshanks Totanus glot- 

 toides, but I have specimens from Madras agreeing in the most mi- 

 nute particulars with the true glottis of Britain. The T. glottoides 

 of the Himalaya may be distinct, but I suspect it represents only the 

 winter plumage of T. glottis. 



