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There is also much confusion with regard to this bird under the 

 heads of pied Hornbill and Unicorn Hornbill of Latham : it is 

 the Dhanesa of the latter, var. B. 



Tribus Scansores. 

 Fam. Psittacidce. — Genus PalcBornis. 

 37' Palceornis torquatus, Vig. Psittaca Borbonic.a torquata, Briss. La 

 Perruche a double collier. Buff. 



88. Palceornis Bengalensis, Vig. Psittacus Bengalensis, Gmel. Blos- 



som-headed Parakeet, Lath. sp. 74. var. A. 



89. Pal^ornis flavicollaris. Pal. viridis ; capite lilacino-cano, 



flavo marginato ; rectricibus mediis coeruleis apice albo. 

 Longitude 12. 

 According to the description, this would appear to be Dr. Latham's 

 yellow-collared Parrakeet ; but he refers to figures which do not 

 correspond. 



Fam. PicidcB. — Genus Bucco. 



90. Bucco CANicEPS. Buc. gramineo-viridis ; capite, nucha, collo, 



pectoreque grlseis ; illius plumis in medio albido imeatis ; rostra 

 rubro ; pedibus Jiavis ; regione circumoculari nudd Jiavescenti- 

 ruhrd. 



Longitudo 10. 

 Hchtel's Barbet, Lath. 1 

 This bird is the Bura- Bussunta of India, and appears to be the 

 same as var. A. of Dr. Latham's Fichtel's Barbel. 



91. Bucco Philippinensis, Gmel. Barbu des Philippines, Buff. 



Genus Picus. 



92. Picus Bengalensis, Linn. Bengal Woodpecker, Lath. 



93. Picus Mahrattensis, haih,, Ind. Orn. Mahratta Woodpecker, Lath. 



Fam. Certhiadce. — Genus Sitta. 



94. Sitta castaneoventris. Sit. superne griseo-plumbea ; pectore 



abdomineque caslaneis ; strigd a rictuper oculos ad nucham ex- 

 tendente, remigibus, rectricumque pogoniis internis nigris } guld 

 maculdque rectricum lateraliumalbis. 

 Longitudo 5. 



Ferruginous-bellied Nuthatch, Lath. ? 

 Genus Certhia. 



95. Certhia spilonota. Certh. supra griseo-fusca, albo maculata ; 



capite albo graciliter striata; guld abdomineque albidis, hoc 

 fusco fasciato ; caudd albofuscoquefasciatd. 

 Longitudo .Oi. 

 The tail of this bird is soft and flexible, in which respect it differs 

 from the type of the genus, but it agrees in all others. 



Genus Upupa. 



96. Upupa minor, Shaw. La Jluppe d'Afrique, Le Vaiil. 



Fam. Cuculidce. — Genus Leptosamus. 



97. Leplosomus Afer. Cuculus Afer, Gmel. Edoliun Cuckow, Shaw. 



Genus Cuculus. 



98. Cuculus canorus, Linn. Common Cuckow, Lath. 



This bird, on comparison with the common Cuckow, differs so little 



that 



