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p. 124 : 7V/W/-. Ihk, 1860, p. 76, 1867, p. 362; Bulger, Ibis, 186(i, 

 p. 211); Blyfh, ibid. p. 339; Tytler, Ibis, 1868, p. 195; Pdz. ibid. 

 p. 307; id. J. f. O. 1867, p. 1:24; Grai/, Hand-/, i. p. 63, no. 722 

 (1869);' Ileuffl. Orn. N.O.-Afr.i. p. 'l46 (1869); Brooks, Ibis, 

 1869, p. 47 (egg); Bnldami(s,'j. f. O. 1869, p. 407; Wyatt, Ibis, 

 1S70, p. 12 (Sinai); 8?ir(rpe, Ibis,' 1870, p. 484 (Fantee); id. Cat. 

 Afr. B. p. 2 (S. Afr.) (1871) ; Shelley ^- Buckley, Ibis, 1872, p. 286 

 (Gold Coast) : Iloldsw. P. Z. S. 1872, p. 419 (Ceylon) ; Sulvad. et 

 Antin. Atti E. Ac. 8c. Tor. viii. p. 95 (1872) ; id. Ann. Mus. 

 Civ. Gen. iv. p. 433 (1873) ; Hume, Sir. F. i. p. 166 (1873) ; id. 

 Aests ^- Ef/gs, i. p. 85 (1873) ; Adam, Sir. F. i. p. 370 ; Ball, ibid. 

 ii. p. 384 (1874) ; Severtz. J.f. O. 1875, p. 74 (Turkestan) ; Dress. 

 B.Eur, iv. p. 591, pi. 267 (1874); Dress. (Severtz.), Ibis, 1876, 

 p. 189 (Turkest.) ; lieichen. J. f. O. 1875, p. 20; Blanf. E. Persia, 

 p. 130 (1876) : Sharjw, ed. Layard's B. S. Afr. p. 94 (1875) ; Fair- 

 bank, Str. F. iv. pp. 254, 393 (Palani Hills) ; Davids. ^ Wenden, 

 Sir. F. vii. p. 77, Ueccan (1878) ; Brehn, J. f. O. 1878, p. 363 ; 

 Scull;/, Str. F. viii. p. 234 (Xepal) (1879) ; Beid, Str. F. x. p. 19 

 (Luck-now) (1881); T'idal, Sfr. F. ix. p. 44 (Konkan) (1880); 

 Salvad. Ibis, 1881, p. 540; Swinh. Ibis, 1882, p. 101 (S. Afghan.) ; 

 Oates, B. Brit. Burnt, ii. p. 3 (note) ; Tristr. Faun. Sj- Flor. Palestin. 

 p. 83 (1884); Radde, Orn. Caucas. jjp. 36, 294 (1884); Fischer, 

 Zeitschr. yes. Orn. 1884. p. 35 (Massai-Ld.) : id. J. f. O. 1885, 

 p. 127 (E. Afr.) ; Beicken. J.f. O. 1887, p. 61 (Kagebi) ; Koenig, 

 J.f. O. 1888, pp. 138, 164 (Tunis, seen) ; Dresser, Ibis, 1889, p. 91 

 (Transcasp.) ; Badde Sf Walter, Ornis, 1889, p. 73 ; Oates, ed. 

 Hume's Nests Sf Eggs, iii. p. 21 (1890) ; Salvad. Ami. Mus. Civ. 

 xxi.x. p. 551 (1890) (Italy ; syn.). 



Cypselus nipalensis, Hodys. Journ. As. Soc. Beng. v. p. 780 (1836). 



Cypselus montanus, Jerd. Madr. Journ. xiii. p. 144 (1844). 



Micropus affinis, Boie, Isis, 1844, p. 165. 



Cyp.selus abyssinicus, Strevbel, Isis, 1848, p. 354 (Abyssinia) ; Hartl. 

 Beitr. Orn. W.-Afr. p. 16 (1850) ; id. Rev. et Mag. de Zool. 1852, 

 p. 6 (I. St. Thom^) ; id. J. f. 0. 1853, p. 397; id. Orn. W.-Afr. 

 p. 24 (1857) ; Scl Ibis, 1865, p. 235 : Tristr. Ibis, 1866, i)p. 74, 78 ; 

 Dohrn, P. Z. S. 1866, p. 325 (llha do Principe) ; Gray, Iland-l. i. 

 p. 64 (1869); Hume, Ibis, 1870, p. 405; ? Forbes, Ibis, 1883, 

 pp. 617, 520; ? Hartert, J.f O. 1886, p. 591 (Haussa-Ld.). 



Cypselus galilejensis (galilaeensis), Antin. Nuurnannia, 1855, p. 307, 

 pi. V. figs. 1,2; Tristr. P. Z. S. 1864, p. 431 : id. Ibis, 1864, p. 231, 

 1865, p. 76; Swinh. Ibis, 1866, p. 133; Gray, Hand-l. i. p. 63 

 (1869). 



P Cypselus fiiligiuosus, Verr.,Jide Gray, Hand-l. i. p. 64 (1869). 



Adult. Tail very even. Head, wings, and tail dark brown with a 

 very slight raelallic gloss; back black with steel-blue gloss ; chin, 

 throat, and a band across the rump white: "iris deep brown; bill 

 black ; feet vinous brown " {Legf/e). Total length about o'l to 5'5 

 inches, wing 5 to 5'4, lateral rectrices 1-6 to 1'9. 



This species varies very much in the shade of coloration and in 

 size, but these variations do not seem to be restricted to certain 

 localities. In the large series before me I can only notice that 

 birds from Ceylon, Sikkira, and some from Western Africa are 

 darker and have the tails rather longer. The birds from Palestine 

 have very light tails, like maiiy African specimens that are not 

 from the West Coa.st. The birds from Palestine ^^how a great 



