310 SYSTEMATIC INDEX 



Family Irrisoridae. 



Irrisor viridis (A. A. H. Licht.), 40 

 Rhinopomastus cyanomelas (Vieill.), 41 



Sub-order II, Cypseli. 



Family Cypselidae. 



Cypselus africanus (Temm.), 42 

 apus (Linn.), 41 

 caffer (Licht.), 42 

 affinis (Gray & Hardw.), 41 



Family Caprimulgidae. 



Caprimulgus europaeus (Linn.), 44 

 rufigena (Smith), 44 

 pectoralis (Cuvier), 42 

 Cosmetornis vexillarius (Gould), 42 



Sub-order Anisodactyli. 

 Family Coraciidae. 



Coracias garrulus (Linn.), 45 

 caudatus (Linn.), 45 

 spatulatus (Trimen), 45 

 mosambicus (Dresser), 45 

 Eurystomus afer, 46 



Family Meropidae. 



Merops apiaster (Linn.), 46 

 persicus (Pall.), 46 

 nubicoides (Desm. & Puch.), 46 

 Melittophagus meridionalis (Sharpe), 47 

 bullockoides (Smith), 47 



Family Alcedinidae. 



Ceryle rudis (Linn.), 228 



maxima (Pall.), 228 

 Alcedo semitorquata (Swains.), 230 

 Corythornis cyanostigma (Riipp.), 231 

 Ispidina natalensis (Smith), 232 

 Halcyon albiventris (Scop.), 232 

 chelicuti (Stanley), 234 

 cyanoleucus (Vieill.), 234 

 senegaloides (Smith), 234 



Family Colidae. 



Colius striatus (Gmel.), 87 

 capensis (Gmel.), 88 

 indicus (Vieill.), 88 



