170 lAEID^. 



Type. 



Cirrocephalus, Bruch, J. f. 0. 18o5, p. 288 L. cirrhocephalua. 



Bruchigavia, Bp. Consp. Av. ii. p. 228 (1857). . . . L. novas-Lollandise. 



Clupeilarus, Bp. Consp. Av. ii. p. 220 (1857) .... L. fuscus &c. 

 Lambruschinia, Salvad. Cat. Ucc. Sard. p. 128 



(1864) L. gelastes. 



Einalia, Hdne ^ Reichenoio, Nomencl. Mus. Sein. 



p. 358 (1890) L. argentatus. 



Melanolarus, Heine ^ Reich. Nomencl. Mus. Sein. 



p. 359 (1890) L. franklini. 



Epitelolarus, Heine <§• Reich. Nomencl. Mus. Hein. 



p. 359 (1890) L. heermaimi. 



Range. Cosmopolitan, with the exception of Polynesia and the 

 Central Pacific. 



Key to the Species. 



A. Adult. Head with a well-defined hood of a 

 darker colour than the neck. 

 Youmj. Without a marked hood ; taU white 

 or grey, with a dark terminal or subter- 

 minal band ; upper tail-coverts almost 

 unspotted ; abdomen white or grey. 

 a. Mantle clear grey. 

 a'. Hood black. 



a". Size very small, wing less than 9 

 inches. 

 a'". Quills grey, broadl)^ tipped with 

 white ; under-wing dark lead- 

 grey 7)iinutt(s ad., p. 173. 



b'". QuilLs black on both sides of 



shafts; under-wing white mi7i>itics ^av., p. 176. 



b". Size larger or much larger. 



c'". Wing more than 18 inches ichthya'etus, p. 176. 



d'" . Wing less than 15 inches, 

 a'. Mantle pearl-grey. 



a^. Wing about 14 inches; bill 



deep lake-red serranus, p. 188. 



b'. Wing less than 12 inches. 

 a*. Bill coral-red, with a dark 



subterniinal zone. [p. 180, 



a''. Quills almost pure white, melanorephalus ad., 

 b"". Quills chequered with [p. 182. 



black melanocephalus imm., 



b\ BUI black. 



c'. First quill white ; bill 



stout sawidersi, p. 183. 



d'. First quill white, with 

 black outer web and 

 tip ; bill rather slender ; 

 tarsus not longer than 



the middle toe and claw. Philadelphia, p. 185. 

 b^. Mantle dark slate-grey. 



c\ Outer quills greyabove,broadly 

 tipped with white and with 

 wide subterminal black bars ; 



underparts very rosy franklini, p. 191. 



d\ Outer quills black atricilla, p. 194. 



