2. MF.Toi'imrs. to 



ftv*. p. 79 (1880); Bingh. sir. /'. ix. p. 197 (1880: Thoungyeen 

 Vallej ); Butler,t.c.v. 430(1881 : Mahratta country) ; Reid,Str.F. 

 x. p. 72(1881: Lucknow) ; Lloyd, Ibis, 1882, p. -170: Bavwon, 

 Str. F. x. p. 416 (1883 : Wynaad) : McGregor, t. c. p. Ml | L88i : 

 Deccan); Hume, Sir. F. xi. p. 323(1888: Manipurj; Reid, Cat. 

 Lucknow Mus. p. 262 (1893). 



Parra cuprea, VaUntyn. Shrift. Naturh. Setik. 1793, ii. p. 51. 



he (irnnil .liicaiui vnl ;"i civic, Temm. Cut. Si/xf. p. 177(1807); 

 Hartf. Cb«fc\ Orw. [849, p. 4. 



Parra cristata, Vieill. N. Diet. xvi. p. 460 i 1817). 



Parra amea, Cuv. Regne Anim. i. p. 498 (1817) ; ies.s. Traite.y. 539 

 ( 1831 ) : /•'.,/•/„■,•. P. Z. & L881, p. 643. 



Parra superciliosa, Horsf. Trans. Linn. Soc. xiii. p. 194 (1821); id. 

 Zool. Research. Java, pi. 64 (1824); Hodgs. Icon. ined. in Brit. 

 Mus., Gralla, pi. 110 (no. 670); itf. /« Gray's Zool. Misc. p. 8(1 

 (1844). 



Parra phcenicura, Hodgs. Icon. ined. in Brit. Mus., Grallce, pi. Ill 

 (no. 572) ; erf. in Gray's Zool. Misc. p. 8G (1844). 



Metopidiua seneus, Wagler, Isis, 1832, p. 279; Reiehenb. Av. Syst. 

 Nat., FulicaricE, Tat', ill. tigs. 1124-1125 ( L852). 



Hydralector cristatus, Wagler, t. c. p. '280. 



Parra arata, TVc/be//, J. A. S. Ben;/, ii. p. r,S2 i is:}:',). 



Parra melanochloria, Vieill. Gal. Oix. ii. p. 264 1 1834). 



Parra melanoviridis, Vieill. t. c. p. 164. 



Metopidiua indicus, Gray, List Grallce Brit. Mus. p. 113 (1844) ; id. 

 Gen. B. iii. p. 58!) (1846) ; id. Cut. Mamm. etc. Nepalpres. Hodgs. 

 p. 142 (1846); Bb/th, Cat. B. Mux. As. Soc. p. 273 (1849: Cal- 

 cutta); Irby, Ibis, 1861, p. 242 (Oudh); Jerd. B. Ind. iii. p. 708 

 (1864); Blyth, Ibis, 1867, p. 170; Beavan, Ibis, 1868, p. 396 

 (Manbhoom) ; Godunn-Aust. J. A. S. Benu. xxxix. p. 274 1 1870 : 

 Khasia Hills); Blanf. op. at. xl. p. 276 ( 1S71 : Wardha Valley) : 

 Hume, Nests $ Eggs Bid. II. p. 591 (1873); Bull. Str. F. ii. 

 ]i. 43] ( 1874 : Chota Nagpur) ; Hume, t.c. p. 483; id. str. F. iii. 

 p. L83 (1876: Pegu); Bh/th ,V Wold. B. Burm. p. lo7 (1675: 

 Arakan); But/. Str, F. iv. p. 19 (1876: Laugrez) ; Fairb. t.c. 

 p. 263 (Deccan) ; Armstrong, t. c. p. ">48 (Elephant Point) ; An- 

 derson, Hep. Zool. Coll. Yun-nan, Aves, p. 083 (1878: Bhamo) ; 

 Oates, Handb. It. Br. Burm. ii. p. 368 (1883) ; Elliot, Auk, v. 

 p. 299 (1888); Salvad. Ann. Mus. Genov. (2) iv. p. 613 (1887: 

 Teinzo) ; id. op. cif. v. p. (>21 (1888: Kaukaryit) ; Gates, ed. 

 Humes Nests % Eggs Ind. />. iii. p. 366 (1890). 



rlydrophasianus sinensis (nee Gm.\ Schomburgk, Ibis, 18i;4, p. 266 

 (Siam) ; Swinh. Ibis, 1866, p. 293. 



Adult untie. GeneraJ colour above glossy olive-bronze, with a 



slight shade of oil-green ; wings glossy oil-green, the tips of the 

 feathers somewhat ashy in worn plumage ; bastard-wing, primary- 

 Coverts, and quills blue-black, the inner secondaries externally oil- 

 green, ami the innermost ones bronzy like the hack; lower back, 

 rum]), and upper tail-coverts deep maroon, with a gloss of purple ; 

 tail chestnut; head all round, neck, and entire underparts black, 

 with a greenish gloss, appearing somewhat purple under certain 



lights ; hinder neck and upper mantle decidedly glossy purple ; a 

 broad white atreak from above the eye bo the sides of the nape; 

 lower Hanks maroon like the rump ; thighs dingy brown ; under 

 tail-COVerts chestnut ; under wing-coverts like the breast : quill- 



