STURNID^E. 59 



Sp. 2 ? Pa. Mauritiauus. 



Tu. Mauritianus. Steph. v. x. p. 256. — The East India Islauds. 

 Sp. 3. Pa : cantor. 



Turdus cantor. Steph. v x. 357. — Lamprotornis cantor. Temm. 

 PI. Col. 150. — The East India Islands. 



Sp. 4. Pa ? columbinus. 



Turdus columbinus. Steph. v. x. p. 245. — Lamprotornis co- 

 lumbinus. Temminck. — The Indian Islands. 



N. B. The genus Grallina Vieillot may probably be found to 

 belong to the present stirps : it is described in vol. xiii. pt. ii. 

 page 188. 



STIRPS \'.— BUPHAGIXA } 

 GENUS CLXXIIL— BUPHAGA, Brisson. BEEF-EATER. 



Rostrum mediocre, rectum, 

 integrum, subquadratum, 

 pavilo compressum, supra 

 infraque apicem obtusum, 

 tiunidum. 



Beak moderate, straight, in- 

 tire, rather quadrate, a 

 little compressed, above 

 and beneath the tip ob- 

 tuse, tumid. 



Sp. 1. Bu. Africana. Shaw, v. viii. ^. 50. pi. 6. — AMca. 



FAMILY III.— COR\TD.E. 



Rostrum subelongatum, forte, magis minusve laieratim compres- 

 sum; marginibus plerumque paido emarginatis aut laciaiatis : 

 pedes simplices. 



Beak rather elongated, strong, more or less compressed laterally, 

 with its margins occasionally a little emarginated or jagged : 

 legs simple. 



The Cor\4dae are usually birds of large size, and 

 are the most perfect of the class in their construe- 



