Mr. D. G. Elliot on the Pittidse. 



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cumque alarum marginibus cseruleis ; abdomine et crisso 

 rubris. 

 Hab. Sumatra. 



§ Phcenicocichla. 



• 16. Brachyurus granatinus. 



Pitta granatina, Temm. PI. Col. no. 506. 



Brachyurus granatinus, Elliot, Mon. Pitt. pi. xv. 

 Occipite, nucha, corporeque subtus coccineis : alis, dorso, cauda 



strigaque utrinque nuchse cyaneis : gula granatina; lateribus 



capitis, pedibus rostroque atris. 



Hab. Malay Peninsula and Borneo. 



In my former account of this species I included among its 

 synonyms the P. coccinea of Eyton. There seems to be a slight 

 difference between individuals from Malacca and Borneo. I 

 have specimens before me from both localities. The Bornean 

 bird has the black on the forehead of a greater width, and its 

 colours are generally brighter, the blue stripe behind the eye 

 being somewhat lighter. The general appearance of the bird, 

 however, is the same, and I do not think they should be sepa- 

 rated as distinct. There is no difference in size, and it requires 

 a very nice discrimination to discover characters which would 

 be sufficient to make two species of them. I therefore still re- 

 tain P. coccinea (fig. 3) of Eyton as a synonym of P. granatina 

 (fig. 4) ; the heads of both being represented below. 



Fig. 3. 



§ Erythropitta. 



17. Brachyurus erythrogaster. 

 Pitta erythrogastra, Temm. PI. Col. no. 212. 

 Brachyurus erythrogastra, Elliot, Mon. Pitt. pi. xvi. 

 Cseruleus : capite rufo ; gula nigra ; dorso viridi ; abdomine 

 crissoque coccineis. 

 Hab. Philippine Islands. 



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