1872.] ON THE BIRDS OF CELEBES. 161 



Corijclonlv pynhopterus, Vieill. Enc. Mc'tliod. iii. p. 1353, ex PI. Eul. 824, " Philippines " 

 (1823). 



Centrojnts molkenhoeri, Bp. Consp. i. p. 108, descr. orig. (1850), " Philippines." 



In the first edition of the Eegn. An., Cuvier erroneously quotes PL Enl. 884. In the 

 edition of 1829 this error is corrected, Vieillot founded his species on PL Enl. 225 — also an Tr.Z.S.viii. 

 obvious error. I am not acquainted with this species. It is admitted as perfectly distinct by 

 Professor Schlegel. 



Ilah. Philippines. 



3. Centrococcyx moluccensis. Cab., ex Bernst. Mus. Hein. iv. p. 113 (1862), "Tinor" 

 (Timor ^). 



The types of Bernstein's MS. title moluccensis, in the Berlin Museum, were from Ternate, 

 Is Tinor a misprint for Timor or Tidore 1 

 Ilah. Ternate. 



4. Centrococcyx bengalensis (Gm.), Syst. Nat. ed. 13, i. p. 112 (1788), " Bengal," ex Brown, 

 pi. 13. 



Corydonix maculatus, Vieill. Enc. Mcth. iii. p. 1353 (1823), ex Brown, pi. 13. 

 Centropus pygmmus, Hodgs. Gray's Zool. Misc. p. 85 (1844), "Nipaul." 

 Centropus viridis, Scop., ap. Blyth, Jerdon, Horsf. & Moore, and Swinhoe. 



The following titles are usually associated with this species; — PolopMlus lathami. Leach, 

 Zool. Misc. pi. 56, described from a British Museum specimen ; locality unknown. The species 

 is undeterminable. Leach's plate and description being insufficient. 



Centropus nvfinus, Cuv. E. An. (1817), p. 426, and Polophilus rufus, Stephens, Gen. Zool, 

 Aves, vs.. p. 44 (1815), titles founded on Levaillant's 221st plate (Ois. d'Afr.), would take 

 precedence of C. affinis, Horsf., if, as suggested by Professor Sundevall, Levaillant figures the 

 Javan bird (Krit. Framst. p. 48). Dr. Cabanis deems it more probable that the " Lesser Indian 

 Coucal " formed the subject of Levaillant's plate. From the figure it is impossible to decide 

 which of these two opinions is correct; while Levaillant's mendacious account only tends to 

 mislead us. 



Hah. Bengal, Mysore, Central India, Burma. 



5. Centrococcyx dimidiatus (Blyth), J. A. S. B. 1842, p. 945, "Chusan." 

 Centropus lignator, Swinhoe, Ibis, 1861, p. 48, ex Formosa, Amoy, Hong Kong. 

 Centropus viridis (Scop.), ap. Swinhoe, P. Z. S. 18G3, p. 266, "South China, Formosa;" 



Ibis, 1870, p. 235, " Hainan." 



It is not yet satisfactorily determined whether the Chinese Lesser Coucal is a distinct species 

 — and if not, whether it is the same as C. viridis (Scop.) or C. hengalensis (Gm.). 



Ilah. South China, Hainan, Formosa (Swinhoe). 



