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1210. A. soRDiDtJS (Gould's B. E. Vol. 2, pi. 27). 



Syn. Turdiis sordidus et tenebrosus, Latham. 

 Artamvs Hneatus, Vieillot. 

 Ocypterus albovittatus, Ciuier. 

 Hab. S. Australia; V. D. Land. 



A. Specimen (now bad), presented by W. Cracroft, Esq. 

 (1837). i?. Another J. McClelland, Esq. (1849). Both 

 from V. D. Land. 



Fara. DICRURID^. 



Geims DiCRURUS, Vieillot {Chibya, Nepal ; Chayon, or Chagon, 

 Malay). 



Subgenus CHIBIA, Hodgson. 



1211. Ch. HOTTENTOTA. 



Syn. Co?'vus hottenfotus, L. 

 Edolius barbatas. Gray. 

 E. crishna, Gould, P. Z. S. 183G, p. 5. 

 Criniyer splendens, Tickell, J. A. S. II, .514. 

 Chibia casia, Hodgson, Ind. Rev. 1837, p. 324. 

 Krishna Crow, Latham. 



Kesh-raj, B. ; Kesya, Nepal. 

 Hab. Bengal ; Nepal ; Assam ; C. India ; rare in the penin- 

 sula of India (vide Madr. Joiirn. XIII, pt. 2, 121). 



A. Male. B. Female. C. Young. From the vicinity 

 of Calcutta (i 843-6). 



Subgenus CHAPTIA, Hodgson. 



1212. Ch. ^nea (Vaill. Ois. d'Afr. 176). 



Syn. Bicrarus ceneus, Vieillot. 



B. ceratus, Stephens. 



Ch. Muscipetoides, Hodgson, Ind. Rev. 1837, p. 327. 

 ButchaHga,Beng. ; Chaptya (i.e. 'flat-billed'), Nepal. 

 Hab. Nepal ; Bengal : Assam. 



A. Male. B. Female. C. Young. Vicinity of Cal- 

 cutta (1843-5). 



1213. Ch. malayensis, A. Hay, J.A.S. XV, 294. 



Hab. Malayan peninsula. 



A. B. Specimens from Malacca. R. W. G. Frith, Esq. 

 (1847). 



Subgenus BHRINGA, Hodgson. 



1214. Bh, REMIFER, {PL Col. 178). 



Syn. Edolius retnifer, Temminck. 



E. rangonensis apud Horsfield, P. Z. S. 1839, p. 158. 



Bh. tectirostrisy Hodgson, Ind. Reo. 1837, p. 325. 

 Nghet-dan, Arakan. 

 Hab. Himalaya; Assam. 



A. B. Specimens from Darjiling. Mr. Webb (1845). 



