DICRURIN.E. 



y. D. leucogaster Vieill. N. Diet. Hist. Nat. ix. 587., Le Vaill. 

 Ois. d'Afr. t. 171 Dicrurus albiventer Steph. 



10. D. leucophams Vieill. N. Diet. Hist. Nat. ix. 587., Le Vaill. 

 Ois. d'Afr. 1. 170. — Dicrurus ceylonensis Steph. 



11. D. cinerascens Horsf. Linn. Trans, xiii. 145. 



12. D. macrocercus Vieill. N. Diet. Hist. Nat. ix. 588., Le Vaill. 

 Ois. d'Afr. t. 174. — Muscicapa biloba Licht.; Dicrurus indicus 

 Steph. ; D. Fingah Blyth ; D. balicassius of Ind. Orn. ; D. albirictus 

 Hodgs. 



13. D. bracteatus Gould, Proc. Z. S. — Dicrurus balicassius Fig. 

 $ Horsf. 



14. D. viridescens Gould, Proc. Z. S. 1836. 6. 



15. D. musicus Vieill. N. Diet. Hist. Nat. ix. 586., Le Vaill. Ois. 

 d'Afr. t. l67, 168. — Muscicapa emarginata Licht. 



16. D. mystaceus Vieill. N. Diet. Hist. Nat. ix. 583., Le Vaill. 

 Ois. d'Afr. t. ] 69. — Muscicapa divaricata Licht. 



17. D. lugubris (Ehrenb.) Sym. Phys. t. 8. f. 3. 



1 8. D. Ludwigii Smith, 111. S. Afr. Zool. Birds, pi. 34. 



19. D. canipennis Swains. B. of W. Afr. 1. 254. 



20. D. atripennis Swains. B. of W. Afr. 1. 256. 



21. D. indicus Hodgs. As. Res. xviii.pl. 



22. ? D. cmrulescens Blyth. 



Chibia Hodgs.* 



Bill long, both mandibles curved downwards towards the tips, the culmen elevated and keeled, the 

 sides sloping towards the margins, the base broad, and the sides gradually compressed towards 

 the point which is slightly emarginated ; the nostrils basal, lateral, and covered with short plumes and 

 bristles. Wings long, with the fourth and fifth quills equal and longest. Tail lengthened ; the outer 

 feather on each side curled at the end. Tarsi short and strongly scutellated. Toes short, strong, and 

 strongly scutellated ; the hind toe very strong, and equal in length to the middle one. 



The type is peculiar to the continent of India ; and its habits have not yet been noticed by naturalists. 

 C. hottentottus (Linn.) Strickl. — Edolius barbatus Gray ; E. Crishna Gould ; Criniger splendens Tick. ; Chibia casia Hodgs. 



Bhringa Hodgs.-\ 



Bill moderate, broad, and slightly depressed at the base ; the culmen keeled and curved to the tip, 

 which is emarginated; the lateral margins nearly straight, except at the point, which is suddenly 

 hooked ; the nostrils and the basal half of the bill concealed by the projecting plumes and bristles. The 

 other characters like those of Dicrurus. 



It is in various parts of India that this species has been found, and its habits are very similar to those of Dicrurus. 

 B. remifer (Temm.) PL col. 178. — Edolius malabaricus Horsf. ? ; Bhringa tectirostris Hodgs. 



Chaptia Hodgs. X 



Bill moderate, broad and depressed at the base ; the culmen gradually curved to the tip, which is 

 emarginated ; the lateral margins nearly straight, except at the point, which is hooked ; the nostrils basal, 

 lateral, and concealed by the projecting plumes and bristles. The remaining characters are similar to 

 those of Dicrurus. 



* Established by Mr. Hodgson in 1837 (Indian Review). The name was ( 

 Criniger of Mr. Tickell (183 ) is coequal. 



f It was in 1837 that Mr. Hodgson established this subgenus (Indian Review). 

 t Mr Hodgson established this subgenus in 1837 (Indian Review). 



iged in 1841 by the same gentleman to Cometes. 



