192 PICARI^.. 



Family CORACIID.?^. 



A. Palate desmo^nathous ; the vomer externally attennated. 



B. Basipterygoid processes rudimentary. 



C. Sternum with four notches on llie ])Osterior margin, and 



having a pointed episternnl apophysis. 



D. Feet anisodactyl(\ 



E. Spinal feather-tract well defined on the neck Ijv lateral bare 



tracts, but dividing into two tracts on tlie up[)er buck. 



(lenus CORACIAS. 

 Liiinreus, Syst. jS'at. i. p. 15i) (1760). 



Coracias garrulus. 



Corncias gnrridus, Liniiseus, Syst. Xat. i. p. 1.59 (1766); Sharpe, 

 Cat. B. Brit. Mas. xvii. p. 1-5. 



The Common Holler. 



JIah. Elurojte and Central Asia, wintering in Africa. 



820. Natural skeleton : mounted (ribs and toes defective). 0. C. 



1484. South Collect ioN. 



Coracias indicus. 



Coracias iudica, Limiivn^, Syst. Xat. i. p. 159 (1766); Sharpe, 

 Cat. B. Brit. Mas. xvii. p. 10 ; Eyton, Osteol. Av. pi. 2 b. 



The Indian Roller. 



JfdJj. Indian Peninsula, extending west to Asia Minor. 



821. Natural skeleton : mounted. 0. C. 1485. 



South Collect /'oil. 



822. Sternum. S.S.I 889. 



Presented hif I >i\ J. Anderson, F./'.S. 



Genus EURYSTOMUS *. 



Vieillot, Analyse, pp. 'A7, 70 (1S16). 



Eurystomus australis. 



Eurystomus australis, Swainsou, An. in ^Iciing. p. 326 (1827) ; 

 Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mas. xvii. p. 36. 



* Cf. Eyton, Osteol. Av. pi. ?. B (skeleton of K orif^nfalis) ; Mever, ALbild. 

 Ndnel-Skelet. i. Tnf. Ixxx. {E. afer). 



