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Fam. Picida. — Genus Bucco. 

 DO. Bucco CANICEPS. Buc. gramineo-viridis ; capite, nucha, culluj 

 pectoreque griseis ; ilUus plumis in medio alhido lineatis ; rostro 

 rubro ; pedibus Jlavis ; regione circumoculari niidd Jiavescenti- 

 rubra. 



Longitudo 10. 

 HchteVs Barbet, Lath. ? 

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

 same as var. A. of Dr. Latham's FichteVs Barbet. 



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



Genus Picus. 



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



93. Picus Mahrattensis, Lath., Ind. Orn. Mahrattn Woodpecker, Lath. 



Fam. Certhiadce. — Genus Sitta. 



94. Sitta castaneoventkis. Sit. superne griseo-plumbea ; peciore 



abdomineque castaneis ; strigd a rictuper oculos ad nucham ex~ 



tendente, remigibus, rectricumque pogoniis internis nigris ; guld 



maculdque rectricum later aliumulbis. 



Longitudo 5. 



Ferruginous- bellied Nuthatch, Lath. ? 



Genus Certhia. 



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



capite albo graciliter striato; guld abdomineque albidis, hoc 

 fusco fasciato ; caudd albo fuscoque fasciata. 

 Longitudo bh. 

 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 Huppe d'Afrique, Le Vaill. 



Fam. CuculidiB. — Genus Leptosomus. 



97. Leptosomus Afer. Cuculus Afer, Gmel. Edolian Cuckow, Shaw. 



Genus Cuculus. 



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



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

 that it can scarcely be called a variety ; it is the common Cuckow 

 of India, audits habits and note resemble those of the European 

 bird. 



99. Cuculus fugax, Horsf. Bijchan Cuckow, Lath. 



The common Indian name of this bird is Pipiha or Pipeeha, from 

 its note ; in Sanscrit Chafaca. Dr. Buchanan named it Cuculus 

 radiatus. 



1 00. Cuculus Sonneratii, Ind. Orn. ? Le petit Coucou des hides, Sonn. ? 



Sonnerafs Cuckotv, Lath. ? 

 Not having either specimen or figures to refer to, I conclude, from 

 description alone, that this bird is Sonncrat's Cuckow. 



Genus Centropus. 

 ]0\. Centropus Philippensis, Cuv. Coucou des Philippines, Buff. 

 Chestnut Coucal, Lath. 



