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5. RHINOPTILUS. T 



Type. 



Rhinoptilus, Strivhl. V. Z. S. l.-w(), p. 220 P. chalcopterus. 



Macrotarsiua {nee Lacvp.), Hh/tk, J. A. S. Beng. xvii. 



pt. I, p. 254 (1848) li. bitorquatus. 



Chalcopterus, Reichenb. Nat. Syst. Fog. p. xxx 



( 1 852) li. chalcopterus. 



Bemerodromus, Hettgl. Ibis, 1863, p. 131 R. ductus. 



Range. The whole of Africa ; Central India. 



Key to the Species. 



Primaries not crossed with a 'white band before 

 the tips; uo white on outer end of first 

 primary. 

 a . With two bands across the fore neck. 



a". Inner primaries aud secondaries for the 



most part chestnut ; both upper and 



lower bands on fore neck black. 



a'". Under surface of body sandy bull', 



including the under winy-coverts and 



axillaries : size larger, tarsus 2— 2'3 ; 



wing over 6 inches bicinctus, p. 43. 



b'" . Size smaller, wing not exceeding 5 . , . . ._ 



inches: tarsus not exceeding 2 inches. J 7^°-' P i 6 . 

 b". Inner primaries and secondaries brown ' ' "*''' P' 

 like the rest of the quills, narrowly- 

 edged with huff or white ; upper band 

 on fore neck black, lower one chestnut. 

 c". Penultimate tail-feather with broad 

 bars of black and white on the outer 



web cindus, p. 46. 



a"". Outer web of penultimate tail-feather 



uniform brown seebohmi, p. 47. 



//. "With one black band across the fore neck; 

 quills tipped with metallic purple. 

 c". Tail-feathers tipped with white; no white 

 bands across the ends of the major 



coverts chalcopterus, p. 48. 



d". Tail-feathers not tipped with white; a 

 distinct white band across the wing, 

 formed by the white tips to the major 



coverts albofasciatus, p. 49. 



Primaries with a white band ; first primary 

 externally white bitorquatus, p. 50. 



1 . Rhinoptilus bicinctus. 



Cursorius africanu8, Temm. Cut. Syst. Cab. Orn. pp. I7">. 263 



(18071. 

 Tachydromus collaris, J'iei/l. X. Diet. cTSist. Nat, viii. p. 298 



(1817). 



