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nostrils basal, lateral ; tarsus shorter than the exterior toe ; 

 the anterior toes united to the second joint ; wings short. 



B. grandis, Tern. The Great Barhet. Plumage above fine green, 

 with the quill- feathers variegated with black ; head and neck 

 blue ; vent red ; bill whitish, with the tip black. 11 inches long. 

 Inhabits China. Shaw, ix. 40. 



B. Javensis, Horsfield. Plumage emerald green above, below paler ; 

 the top of the head orange j a double black stripe on the sides of 

 the head, the one superciliary, the other uniting on the nape ; 

 throat and transverse band on the back of the neck crimson. 11 

 inches long. Inhabits Java. Lin. Trans, xiii. 181. 



B. versicolor, Tern. Plumage green, paler below ; crown red ; a 

 band on the sides of the head above blue, below black, and be- 

 hind the eyes a rufous spot. 10J inches long. Inhabits Suma- 

 tra Tern. PI. Col. 309. 



B. gularis, Reinwardt. Plumage dark green above, beneath paler ; 

 forehead and throat turquoise blue ; a spot on the latter black or 

 dusky, and edged with yellow ; a citron-coloured stripe at the 

 gape. Tern. PL Col. 89. fig. 2. 



Gen. 15. POGONIAS, Illig. Bucco, Lath. 



Bill short, strong, with a prominent arched ridge ; cutting edge 

 of the upper mandible with one or two strong teeth, and fur- 

 rowed or smooth ; lower mandible less deep than the upper ; 

 nostrils basal, lateral, with rigid bristles at the base ; tarsus 

 the length of the exterior toe ; the two anterior united to the 

 second joint. 



All the species of this genus are natives of Africa. 



P. sulcirostris, Tern. Upper parts of the body, wings, and tail black, 

 with a white spot on the back ; throat, neck, belly, and an ob- 

 scure stripe on the wings scarlet ; sides yellowish ; quills dark 

 brown ; upper mandible with one longitudinal, the under with 

 many transverse grooves. 9 inches long. Africa. Sharv, ix. pi. 1. 



P. niger, Tern. Throat, jugulum, breast, and nape black ; fore- 

 head red ; neck on both sides with two striae and with the ab- 

 domen whitish ; wings and tail yellow, varied with black. 6 

 inches long. Cape of Good Hope Leach, Zool. Mis. ii. pi. 11 



P. personatus, Tern. Plumage ashy-green, with the crown, throat, 

 and neck entirely vermilion red ; nape and breast deep black ; 

 wings and tail brown, edged with yellow ; belly greenish white. 

 7 inches long. Inhabits Africa Tern. PL Col. 201. 



Gen. 16. PSITTACUS, Lin. 



Bill short, thick, gibbous, very strong, convex above and be- 

 low, much bent and hooked at the point ; lower mandible 

 short, obtuse ; base of the bill with a cere ; head large ; nos- 

 trils orbicular, pierced in the cere, open ; legs short, robust ; 



