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quealbescentibus,fuscograciliterstriatis; notd longitudinali gracili utrinque 



post oculos coccined. 

 Foem. Sine notd coccined postoculari. 

 Statura minor quani Pic. minoris. 



Fam. Certhiadce. — Genus Sitta. 



94. Sitta castaneoventris. Sit. superne griseo-plumbea ; pectore abdomineque 



castanets; strigd a rictu per oculos ad nucham extendente, remigibvs, rectri- 

 cumque pogoniis internis nigris ; guld maculdque rectricum later alium albis. 



Longitudo 5. 



Ferruginous-bellied Nuthatch, Lath. ? 



Genus Certhia. 



95. Certhia spilonota. Certh. supra griseo-fusca, albo maculata; capite albo 

 graciliter striato ; gidd abdomineque albidis, hoc fusco fasciato ; cauda albo 

 fuscoque fasciata. 



Longitudo 5 J. 



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. Cuculidce. — Genus Leptosomus. 



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



Genus Cuculus. 



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



This bird, on comparison with the common Cuckow, differs so little that it can scarce- 

 ly be called a variety; it is the common Cuckow of India, and its habits and note 

 resemble those of the European bird. 



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



The common Indian name of this bird is Pipiha or Pipeeha, from its note ; in Sans- 

 crit Chataca. Dr. Buchanan named it Cuculus radiatus. 



100. Cuculus Sonneratii, Ind. Orn. ? Le petit Coucou des hides, Sonn. ? Sonnerafs 

 Cuckoiv, Lath.? 



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

 that this bird is Sonnerafs Cuckow. 



Genus Centropus. 



101. Centropus Philippensis, Cuv. Coucou des Philippines. Buff. Chestnut Coitcal, Lath. 



Genus Lampromorpha. 



Lampromorpha amethystina. Lamp, supra splendide amethystina ; abdomine 

 albo, fasciis viridi-amethystinis ornato; rectricibus later alibus albo notatis. 



Longitudo 7\. 



This description is taken from a bird in the state of change, the amethystine feathers 

 on the back, tail and breast, appearing partially through a ferruginous ground, but 

 sufficiently numerous and defined to indicate the adult plumage. A younger bird 

 in the collection has nearly the whole of the upper body ferruginous, with an ame- 

 thystine feather here and there breaking out. In a note appended to the descrip- 

 tion of the species, Mr. Lindsay states that the natives considered them of extremely 

 rare occurrence. 



The male exhibited of this species was observed to have the two middle tail feathers 

 elongated beyond the rest, and the lateral feathers were shown to be altogether 

 soft and flexible, like those of the genus Picumnus, Temm. 



This bird is the Mahooka of India, so named from its note ; it is called also, by the 

 English, Pheasant Croiv. Dr. Latham's chestnut Coucal very accurately de- 

 scribes it, but his figure is bad; having apparently been taken from a drawing of Gen. 

 Hardwicke's, which stated it to be a young bird. Dr. Buchanan named it Cuculus 

 castaneus. 



