234 BIRDS. 
Numerous species inhabit the coast and islands of the Indian 
Ocean, where they are constantly and rapidly flying about in pursuit 
of Insects*. 
Barita,{ Cuv.—Cassicans, Buff. 
A large conical bill, straight and round at its base, which scallops out a 
circular notch in the feathers on the forehead; round back, compressed 
sides, hooked point, and notched laterally. The nostrils, small and 
linear, are not surrounded by a membranous space. 
They are large birds of New Holland and its neighbouring 
islands, which have been arbitrarily placed in several genera. They 
are said to be very noisy and clamorous. They pursue small birds. 
CuatyBaus, Cuv. 
A bill similar to that of the Barite, but somewhat smaller at the base, 
and the nostrils pierced in a large membranous space. The species known 
are from New Guinea, and are remarkable for their beautiful tints, which 
resemble browned steel. 
C. paradiseus, N.; Paradisea viridis, Gm.; Enl. 634. The 
feathers on the head and neck like curled velvet,—which, added to 
the lustre of its hues, has caused it to be placed among the Birds of 
Paradise. 
C. cornutus, Cuy.; Barita Keraudrenii, Less. and Garn. Voy. 
de Duperr. pl. 13. Two pointed tufts of feathers on the occiput; 
its trachea forms three circles before it reaches the lungs. 
Psaris,§ Cuv.—Becarpes, Buff. 
The bill conical, very stout and round at the base, but does not scallop 
out the feathers on the forehead; the point slightly compressed and hooked. 
From South America. The best known species is the 
Lanius cayanus, Gm.; Enl. 304 and 3807; Vieill. Galer. 134; 
Spix, 44, 1. Cinereous; head, wings, and tail, black. _ Its habits 
are those of the Shrikes]]. 
* Here come Lan. leucorhynchos,Gm.; Enl. 9, 1, the same as Lan. dominicanus, 
Sonnerat, Voy. I. pl. xxv.—Lan. viridis, Enl. 32, 1.—Ocyp. cinereus, Val.—Ocypterus 
fuscatus.—Ocyp. rufiventer. Consult the monography of M. Valenciennes on this 
genus, published in the Mém. du Mus. tom. VII. p. 20, pl. 7, 8, 9. 
+ Barita, the Greek name of an unknown bird. M. Vieillot has given to my 
Barite the name of Cracricus. 
$~ We place here the Cassican, Buff. (Coracias varia, Gm.; Gracula varia, Sh.) 
Enl. 628.—Le jliteur, (Coracias tibicen, Lath. second suppl.; Gracula tibicen, Sh.) 
Voy. de Freycin. pl. xx.—Corvus graculinus, J. White; Coracias strepera, Lath. Ind. 
Ornith.; Gracula strepera, Shaw; Réveilleur de Vv Isle de Norfolk, Daud.; Gr. calybé, 
Vaill. Ois. de Par. 67; Vieill. Galer. 109, and one species with a tapering tail, Bar. 
anaphoresis, Temm. 
§ Psaris, the Greek name of an unknown bird. Vieill. has changed it into Tr- 
TYRA, Galer. 134, 1; Spix, into Pachyrhynchus, Av. Brasil, 44. 
|| Buffon has improperly extended the name of Bécarde (Psaris, C.) to a Tyrant 
bird (Lan. sulfuratus ), and toa Shrike closely allied to the Thrushes (Lan. barbarus ). 
Add Pachyrhynchus semifasciatus, Spix, 44, 2, which is the Psaris Cuvieri, Swains.— 
