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tion, with measurements, of the species which he intejids by C. phi- 

 lippensis. Is it the same as the C. bubutus, Horsf. ; the C. castaneus, 

 Buchanan ; the C pyrrhopterus, Jerdon ; and the C. castanopterus, 

 Pearson ? N.B. He may have already settled these points in his 

 monograph in Journ. As. Soc. Beng. No. 46, which I have not yet 

 seen. 



bQ, 57, 58. Are all these typical Caprimulgi ? 



61. Corvus macrorhynchits of Wagler, from New Guinea, Java and 

 Sumatra, is described as 21 inches long, and therefore cannot be 

 the Indian C. culminatus, which is only 14 inches long. 



62. What are the ordinary dimensions of Cervus splendens ? Col. 

 Sykes states its length at 18 inches, but I have a specimen which is 

 only 14|. 



64, 65. The two species Gracula religiosa and indica are correctly 

 distinguished. G. religiosa appears not to inhabit India, but Java, 

 Sumatra, and, according to Mr. M'Clelland, Assam. The precise 

 habitat of G. indica seems to be as yet undetermined, though Lesson 

 states it is from Java, and Cuvier from India. 



70. Pastor caniceps should be called P. malabaricus (Gm.), and 

 Mr. Jerdon should give a new name to the white-headed species 

 which he called P. malabaricus. 



(I may remark that Trichostoma rostratum and affine, Blyth, are 

 synonyms of Malacopteron magnum and cinereum, Eyton.) 



76. Orthotomus benneti should be called O. longicauda. I con- 

 sider it to be the Motacilla longicauda and sutoria (imperfectly de- 

 scribed) of Gmelin, Sylvia guzuratta, Lath., Orthotomus sphenurus, 

 Swains., and Sylvia ruficapilla, Hutton. 



77. The affinities of the genus lor a are at present very undecided, 

 and if the Indian ornithologists would supply some information as to 

 the anatomy, food, habits and nidification of these birds, it would be 

 very desirable. 



79. Geocichla rubecula of India is clearly the Turdus citrinus of 

 Latham. G. rubecula of Gould from Java is perhaps a distinct spe- 

 cies, as it is said to have the tarsi 1^ inch long, while in my speci- 

 men of G. citrina they are barely 1^ inch. 



92, 93. The Australian genus Dasyornis is now proved to be the 

 type of the prior genus Sphenura, Licht. ; and these Indian birds, if 

 really identical in generic characters with the Australian, must as- 

 sume the latter name. 



96. The Siphia leucura is said by Mr. Blyth, in Journ. As. Soc. 

 Beng. vol. xi. p. 791, to be the Muscicapa leucura of Latham, but not 

 of Gmelin. This is an error, as both authors give that name to the 

 same species, which Latham says is from the Cape ; but as the de- 

 scription agrees sufficiently well with the Indian bird, he was pro- 

 bably mistaken in the habitat. 



101. Mr. Blyth's positive assurance confirms what I had long sus- 

 pected, that the Muscipeta indica and castanea of authors is the sub- 

 adult male M. paradisi. Am I right in supposing that the short- 

 tailed specimens with black throats are still younger males, and that 



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