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Genus. Sphecotiieres. Vieil I. 



1. ViRiDis. Spliec. oUvaceo-viridis ; gulà pectove nuchaque cine- 

 raceis ; capite, genis, alula, pteromatibus, remigibus, rectrici- 

 busque nigvis ; his, quatuor inediis e.rceptis, apice albis. 



Sphecotheres viridis. J ieill. Anal, d'une Nouv. Orn. pp. 42 «^- 68. 



Graucalus viridis. Quoy et Gaimard, Toy. aut. du Monde, pi. 21. 



Sphecothere vert. Vieill. Gal. des Ois. p. 238. pi. 147- 



]\I. \'ieillot ranks this genus among or near the Thrushes. Its 

 strong bill, however, inclines us to give it a station among the 

 Shrikes ; but at that extremity of the family which approaches 

 the Thrushes. We do not see in this bird any of the leading 

 characters of Graucalus Cuv., in which genus MM. Quoy and 

 Gaimard have placed it. In particular, it wants those sharp and 

 pointed feathers on the back which distinguish the birds of that 

 group. In its halîits perhaps, which those naturalists had the 

 best opportunity of observing, it may approach Graucalus, and 

 thus indicate the affinity which vmites the present subfamily to 

 the succeeding, of which that genus makes a part. Our speci- 

 men was presented to the Society by Mr. Brown, who met with 

 the species in Keppel Bay, August 1 1th and October 21st, 1802. 

 It differs from M. Vieillots figure in having the back part of the 

 neck cinereous instead of green, and the ends of the lateral tail- 

 feathers white. Our bird may probably be the male. If it should 

 prove to be a distinct species, it may appropriately receive the 

 specific name of Vieilloti after the founder of the genus. 



Subfam. Ca^ipephaciina. Sicains. 



Genus. Campepiiaga. Jleill. (Ceblepyris. Cuv.) 



Leucomela. Camp, supra nigra, subtus alba nigro-fasciata ; 



gulu, pteromatum et rectricuin apicibus, remigumquc niargi- 



nibus exterioribus albis, crissa fulvo. 



Corpus 



