SYSTEMATIC INDEX. 



Order II. PICARI^E 



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Suborder I. Upupi 9 



Family I. UPUPID^ 



Genus I. Upupa 



382. af ricana, Bechst 10 



13 



14 

 14 

 17 



17 



19 

 19 



21 

 21 

 23 



25 

 25 



389. affinis, Gray and Hardw ... 27 

 Genus II. Tachornis 28 



390. parva (Licht.} 28 



Genus III. Chaetura 29 



391. stictilsema (Reich.} 30 



Family II. IRBISOKID.E 



Genus I. Irrisor 



383. viridis (A. A. H. Licht.) 

 Genus II. Bhinopomastus 



384. cyanomelas ( Vieill.) 



Suborder II. Cypseli 



Family I. CYPSELIDJE 



Genus I. Cypselus 



385. africanus, Temm 



386. apus (Linn.) 



387. barbatus, P. Scl 



388. caffer, Licht 



Family II. CAPRIMULGID^ .. 



Genus I. Caprimulgus 



392. europseus, Linn 



393. rufigena, Smith 



394. fervidus, Sharpe 



395. pectoralis, Cuv 



396. trimaculatus 



31 



31 



32 

 34 

 36 

 37 

 38 



397. fossii, Hartl. 39 



398. natalensis, Smith 41 



Genus II. Cosmetornis 42 



399. vexillarius (Gould) 42 



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Suborder III. Anisodactyli ......... 45 



Family I. CORACIIDJE .............. 45 



Genus I. Coracias ................... 45 



400. garrula, Linn ................ 46 



401. caudatus, Linn ............. 48 



402. spatulatus, Trimen ......... 50 



403. mosambicus, Dresser ...... 51 



Genus II. Eurystomus ......... ..... 53 



404. afer(Lata.) ..................... 54 



Family II. MEROPIDJE ............... 55 



Genus I. Merops ............... ........ 56 



405. apiaster, Linn ................ 57 



406. persicus, Pall ................ 59 



407. boshmi, Reichen ............. 61 



408. nubicoides, Desm. & Puch. 62 

 Genus II. Dicrocercus ............... 64 



409. hirundineus (Licht.) ......... 65 



Genus III. Melittophagus ......... 67 



410. meridionalis, Sharpe ...... 67 



411. bullockoides (Smith) ......... 70 



Family III. ALCEDINID^ ............ 71 



Genus I. Ceryle ........ '. ............... 72 



412. rudis (Linn.) .................. 73 



413. maxima (Pall.) ............... 76 



Genus II. Alcedo ................... 78 



414. semitorquata, Swains ....... 78 



Genus III. Corythornis ............ 81 



415. cyanostignia (Rupp.) ...... 81 



Genus IV. Ispadina .................. 83 



416. natalensis (Smith) ............ 83 



Genus V. Halcyon ..................... 85 



417. swainsoni, Smith ............ 85 



418. albiventris ( Scop. ) ............ 86 



419. orientalis, Peters ............ 89 



420. chelicuti ( Stanley) ......... 89 



421. cyanoleucus (Vieill.) ......... 91 



422. senegaloides, Smith ......... 92 



