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Cauda mollis, elongata, gradata. 

 Tarsi elongati. 



Pedes majusculi : halluce ungueque postico longiusculis. 

 Ptilosis mollis, laxa. 



The wings and tail in the birds of this group are transversely 

 barred. The typical species are crested. 



AcTiNODUKA Egertoni. Act. cristatu ; supra nitidi rufo-hrunnea 

 olivaceo tincta, subtus pallide rufo-hrunnea ; cristd, occipite, ge- 

 nisque brunnescenti-cinereis ; remigibus ad basin rufia, pogoniis 

 nigro flavoque fasciatis ; secundariis nigro brunneoque fasciatis; 

 rectricibus sordide rufo-brunneis, lineis saturatioribus transversim 

 notatis, alboque apiculatis. 



Long. tot. 8-J-unc.; ala, 3-1^; caudcs, 4-J; tarsi, l-J-; rostri, 1. 



Rostrum pedes(\\x& brunnei. 



Hab. in Nepalia. 



The specimen described was presented to the Society by Sir P. 

 Grey Egerton, Bart., M.P. 



The following species were also characterized by Mr. Gould ; 



CoRvus PECTORALis. Corv. tiiger cccruleo iridescens ; macula nu- 



chali latd fascidque lunatd pectorali albis. 

 Long. tot. 17 unc; rostri, 2\; alee, II4-; caudce, 7^; tarsi, 2\. 

 Rostrum pedesque nigri. 

 Hab. in China. 

 Statura Corv. Corone. 



CoRVus cuRviROSTRis. Corv. niger chalybeo-caruleo purpureoque 

 iridescens ; maculd dorsali fascidque latd ventrali albis. 



Long. tot. 17 unc; rostri, 2J-; a^<E. 12J; caud<s, 7-^; tarsi, 24-. 



Rostrum pedesque nigri. 



Hab. in Africa Occidentali. 



Nearly allied to the Corv. scapulatus, Daud., a species of Southern 

 Africa ; but smaller in all its proportions, and possessing a bill 

 which is rather feeble and considerably curved. 



PrioniTes cceruliceps. Pri. iridescenti-olivaceo-viridis, pteroma- 

 tibus secundariisque magis viridibus ; caudd ad basin viridi, dein 

 caruled, ad apicem nigrd ; capite cceruleo, fascid frontali fla- 

 vescenti-viridi, linedque nigrd a nare per oculum auremque utrin- 

 que ductd et finem versus cceruleo submarginatd, notato. 

 Long. tot. 18 unc; rostri, 1|-; aim, S^-; caudcc, \\\; tarsi, l-f. 

 Rostrum nigrum ; pedes brunnei. 

 Hab. in regione Tamaulipas dictd. 



The two middle tail-feathers have their shafts naked towards the 

 end, as is usual in the genus, for the space of 2 inches ; and the 

 bird is decorated with the ordinary tufts of black feathers springing 

 from the lower part of the throat. 



