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n.\B. Alps, Himalaya, and other lofty mountain chains of 

 Europe and Asia. 



A. Specimen from Bootan. Presented by Capt. Pem- 

 berton (1839). B. Do., from the Pyrenees. Presented 

 by M. Alfred Malherbe (18-18). 



Genus Fregilus, Cuv. 



4.58. Fr. graculus (Pf. Enl. 255). 

 Syn, Corvus gracvlus, L. 



C. erythrorhamphus, Vieillot. 

 Fr. europcmis, Lesson. 

 Fr. erythropiis, Swainson. 

 Hab. Lofty mountain ranges of Europe and Asia : also high 

 cliffs overhanging the sea. 



A. B. Specimens from Simla. Capt. Hutton (1849). 



Subfam. GAllRULIN.E. 



(A. Magpies.) 

 Genus Pica, Brisson. 



459. P. BOTTANENSis, Ad. Delcssert. 



Syn. p. meyaloptera, Blyth, J. A. S. XI, 193. 

 IIab. Bootan. 



A. Specimen presented by Capt. Pembcrton (1839), 



460. P. MEDIA, Blyth, /. A. S. XIII, 393 (1844). 



Syn. p. sericea, Gould, P. Z. S. 1845, p. 2. 

 Hab. China. 



A. Specimen purchased (1843). 



461. P. CAUDATA, Ray (PL Enl. 488). 



Syn. p. melanoleuca, Vieillot. 



Hab. Europe, N. Asia, and N. America west of the Rocky 

 moimtain range : variety common in Afghanistan. 



A. B. C. Specimens from England. Presented by the 

 Cornish Institution, Mr. Davison, and Mr. Kirtland 

 (1 (-544-6). X>. E. Specimens from Norway. Presented by 

 the Christiania University (1846). 



ii". Do. Kandahar. Capt. Hutton (1849). N. B.The 

 Afghanistan race is distinguished by its duller glosses, and 

 by the band above the tail being white instead of ashy. 



Genus Dendrocitta, Gould. 



462. D. leucogastra, Gould (Trans. ZooL Soc. Vol. I, pi. 12). 

 Hab. Nilgiris. 



A. Specimen presented by T. C Jerdon, Esq. (1842). 



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