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an obvious error. 1 am not acquainted with this species. It is admitted as perfectly 

 distinct by Professor Schlegel. 

 Hab. Philippines. 



3. Centrococcyx moluecensis, Cab., ex Bernst. Mus. Hein. iv. p. 113 (1862), "Tinor" 



(Timor?). 



The types of Bernstein's MS. title moluecensis, in the Berlin Museum, were from 

 Ternate. Is Tinor a misprint for Timor or Tidore ? 

 Hab. Ternate. 



4. Centrococcyx bengalensis (Gm.), Syst. Nat. ed. 13, i. p. 112 (1788), "Bengal," ex 



Brown, pi. 13. 



Corydonix maculatus, Vieill. Enc. Meth. iii. p. 1353 (1823), ex Brown, pi. 13. 

 Centropus pygmceus, Hodgs. Gray's Zool. Misc. p. 85 (1844), "Nipaul." 

 Centropus viridis, Scop., ap. Blyth, Jerdon, Horsf. & Moore, and Swinhoe. 



The following titles are usually associated with this species: — Polophilus lathami, 

 Leach, Zool. Misc. pi. 56, described from a British Museum specimen; locality unknown. 

 The species is undeterminable, Leach's plate and description being insufficient. 



Centropus rufinus, Cuv. E. An. (1817), p. 426, and Polophilus rufus, Stephens, Gen. 

 Zool, Aves, ix. p. 44 (1815), titles founded on Levaillant's 221st plate (Ois. d'Afr.), 

 would take precedence of C. affinis, Horsf., if, as suggested by Professor Sundevall, 

 Levaillant figures the Javan bird (Krit. Framst. p. 48). Dr. Cabanis deems it more 

 probable that the "Lesser Indian Coucal" formed the subject of Levaillant's plate. 

 From the figure it is impossible to decide which of these two opinions is correct ; while 

 Lveaillant's mendacious account only tends to mislead us. 



Hab. Bengal, Mysore, Central India, Burma. 



5. Centrococcyx dimidiatus (Blyth), J. A. S. B. 1842, p. 945, " Chusan." 

 Centropus lignator, Swinhoe, Ibis, 1861, p. 48, ex Formosa, Amoy, Hong Kong. 



Centropus viridis (Scop.), ap. Swinhoe, P. Z. S. 1863, p. 266, " South China, Formosa;" Ibis, 1870 

 p. 235, " Hainan." 



It is not as yet satisfactorily determined whether the Chinese Lesser Coucal is a 

 distinct species — and if not, whether it is the same as C. viridis (Scop.) or C. benga- 

 lensis (Gm.). 



Hab. South China, Hainan, Formosa (Swinhoe). 



