30 Mr. Strickland's Commentary 



The permanent specific name of the Malabar Edolius should be 

 paradisevs, Lin., not malabaricus , Gm. It is the Cuculus jmradiseus, 

 Lin., Avell figured by Brisson, except that one of the fore toes is re- 

 versed in the figure which led to its being considered a Cuculus. 



Mr. Gray has judiciously restored Irena to its place among the 

 Dlcrurince, whereas Mr. Swainson had made it a sub-genus of Oriolus. 



The earhest specific name of Corvinella is (Tanagra) capensis, 

 Sparm. This bird has also received the names oi Lanius cissoides, 

 Vieill., L. flavirostris, Sw., and L. xanthorhynckus of the Munich 

 Museum. 



Collurio not being defined as a genus by Brisson, and the name 

 moreover having been applied by Vigors to a different genus, it is 

 better to retain the name Enneoctonus of Boie, who was the first to 

 separate this group generically fi'om the true Shrikes. 



P. 36. Cyclarhis should be written Cydorhis (kvkXos and pis). 



The type of Telophonus should be called T. scnegalus (Lin.). It 

 is the Lanius senegalus, Lin., and the L. erythropterus of Shaw, not 

 of Linnaeus. 



Nilaus capensis should be called JV. brubru, Lath., 1801. 



Vanga was first used as a Latin generic name by Vieillot, not by 

 BufFon. 



P. 37. The genus Cracticus, Vieill. (restr.), ought certainly to 

 enter into the sub-family of GymnorhiniiKe ; for though the hooked 

 beak shows an affinity to the Shrikes, yet the majority of its cha- 

 racters and the geographical range show a strong preponderance in 

 favour of its alliance with Gymnorhina, Gray. 



Pica colliei, as described by Vigors in the ' Zool. Journ.' vol. iv., can 

 hardly be the same as Cyanurus bullockii. Mr. Vigors'? bird has the 

 throat black instead of white, and its dimensions differ from those 

 given to C. bullockii by Wagler. Mr. Gray must also be wrong in 

 quoting Garrulus ultramarimis , Bon., under Cyanurus bullockii, as 

 Bonaparte, in his Osservazioni sulla 2''" ed. Cuv. Reg. An. p. 84, 

 says that it is synonymous with Pica sieberi, Wagl., and Garrulus 

 sordidus, Sw. 



Is not the name DysornitJiia, Sw., prior to Perisoreus, Bon. ? 



P. 38. For Crypsirina write Crypsirkina. To the synonyms of 

 C. varians add Colius viridis. Lath. 



P. 39. Gymnoderus nudus, Gm., is the Gracula fcetida, Lin., and 

 the latter specific name therefore has the priority. 



Is not BufFon's PI. Enl. 268. the smaller species of Gracula (Eu- 

 labes indicus, Cuv.), and not the G. religiosa, as Mr. Gray makes it ? 



I should prefer placing the Graculina among the Sturnidce, near 

 Pastor, to which group they seem much allied in structure. 



The genus Pyrrhocorax was first defined by Vieillot, not by Bris- 

 son. 



To the synonyms of Corcorax add < Pyrrhocorax, Tem. 



P. 40. Megalopterus, Smith, must be changed, the name being 

 pre-occupied by Boie for a genus of Sternince. 



If the Acridotheres roseus be generically separated from the rest of 



