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Gaudą moUis, elongata, gradata. 

 Tarsi elongati. 



Pedes majusculi : halluce ungueąue postico longiusculis. 

 Ptilosis moUis, laxa. 



The wings and tail in the birds of this group are transversely 

 barred. The typical species are crested. 



AcTiNODUKA Egertoni. Act. crtstūtū ; sitprd nitide rufo-brunnea 

 olivaceo tincta, subtus pallide rufo-hrunnea; cristd, occipite, ge- 

 nisfįue brunnescenti-cinereis ; remigibus ad basin rufis, pogo?ins 

 nigro fiavoąue fasciatis ; secundariis nigro brunneogue fasciatis ; 

 rectricibus sordide rufo-brunneis; lineis saturatioribus transversim 

 notatis, alboąue apiculatis. 



Long. tot. 8-į-unc.; a/«, 3i; caudce, 4^; tarsi, 1-į-; rostri, 1. 



Rostrum pedesąue brunnei. 



Hab. in Nepalia. 



The specimen described wa3 presented to the Society by Sir P. 

 Grey Egerton, Bart., M. P. 



The following species were also characterized by Mr. Gould . 



CoRVUS PECTORALis. Corv. tiigcr coTuleo tridcscens ; maculd nu- 



chali latd fascidque lunatd pectorali albis. 

 Long. tot. 17unc.; rostri, 2\; ala, 11-į-; caud<£, 7^; tarsi, 2^. 

 Rostrum pedesąue nigri. 

 Hab. in China. 

 Statura Corv. Corone. 



CoRVUS cuRviROSTRis. Corv. niger chalybeo-cceruleo purpureoąue 

 iridescens ; maculd dorsali fascidąue latd ventrali albis. 



Long. tot. 17unc.; rostri, 2i^; ala, 12J-; caudee, 7+; tarsi, 2-^. 



Rostrum pedesąue nigri. 



Hab. in Africa Occidentali. 



Nearly allied to the Corv. scapulatus, Daud., a species of Southern 

 Africa; but smaller in all its proportions, and possessing a bill 

 which is rather feeble and considerably curved. 



Prionites cceruliceps. Pri. iridescenti-olivaceo-viridis, pteroma- 

 tibus secundariisgue magis viridibus ; caudd ad basin viridi, dein 

 cceruled, ad apicem nigrd ; capite caruleo, fascid frontali fla- 

 vescenti-viridi, linedęue nigrd a nare per oculum auremąue utrin- 

 que ductd et finem versus coeruleo submarginatd, notato. 

 Long. tot. 18 unc?.; rostri, \^; al<B, 54-; cauda, \\\; tarsi. 1^. 

 Rostrum nigrum ; pedes brunnei. 

 Hab. in regione Tamaulipas dict&. 



The two middle tail-feathers have their shafts naked toward8 the 

 end, as is usual in the genus, for the space of 2 inches ; and the 

 bird is decorated with the ordinary tufts of black feathers springing 

 from the lower part of the throat. 



