4. sEciNirs. 

 4. GECINUS. 



GeciniLs, Bole, Isis, 1831, p. 542 



BrachylopLus, Sivains. Classif. B. ii. p. 308 (1837) 

 Venilia, Bp. Cimsp. Gen, Av. i. p. 128 (1850) 



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Type. 

 G. viridis. 

 G. viridis. 

 G. puniceiis. 



Tail of Gecinus viridis (reduced). 



Ranc/e. Throughout almost the whole of the Palsearctic and the 

 Indian Eegions. 



Key to the Species. 



A. Eump green or yellow. 



a'. No yellow nuchal crest; never any 

 red on the wings. 

 a". Under surface of the body not uni- 

 form, and more or less varied with 

 V-shaped, squamate or crescentic 

 mai-kings of black, brown, or 

 brownish oHve. 

 a'". Underparts yeUow, the abdo- 

 men, flanks, and thighs with 

 more or less distinct V-shaped 

 or crescentic dusky markings. 

 a*. Anterior half of face black. 

 a^. Malar stripe red, bordered 



with black viridis S ad., p- 38. 



b\ Malar stripe black viridis $ ad., p. 39. 



V, Entire face grey. 



c^ Malar stripe red, not bor- 

 dered with black sharpii (^ ad., p. 40. 



d'. Malar stripe black sharpii § ad., p. 40. 



e*. Face grey, but crossed by a 

 white stripe fi'om the base 

 of the upper mandible to the 

 extremity of the malar region ; 

 malar stripe black in both 

 sexes. 



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