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described by Linnæus, but a distinct species from the islands of the Eastern Archipelago. 
Species 5. 
1783.--Воррлект, Table des Planches Enluminées d'Histoire Naturelle d’Aubenton. 
Turdus GUAJANUS, Р. L. S. Müll., is renamed T. cyanurus. 
1786-89.—SPARRMAN, in ‘ Museum Carlsonianum.’ 
Corvus BRACHYURUS, Linn., is renamed Turdus triostegus. 
1788.—GMELIN, Systema Nature. 
Corvus BRACHYURUS, Linn., is given with three varieties :—f8. C. philippensis = 
T. sorpipus, Müll.; v. C. bengalensis=C. BRACHYURUS, Linn.; д. C. madagascariensis 
=T. MOLUCCENSIS, Müll. 
1791.--Утеплот, Tableau Eneyelopedique et Méthodique des trois Régnes de la Nature. 
Under Brève, genera Picca, Corvus, Linn., Lath., &c., several species of Pitta are 
described, only three of which have Latin names—one, P. ANGOLENSIS, given for the first 
time. The others are P. bengalensis=P. BRACHYURA (Linn.) and P. eyanura=P. GUAIANA 
(Müll.). Of the others the Brève de Bengale, Brève de Ceylon, and Brève de Malacca= 
P. pracuyura (Linn.), and Brève des Philippines=P. sorpipa (Mull.). Species б. 
1816.— VıEILLOT, in * Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle.’ 
A list of Pitta is here given, with numerous errors in identification. P. cyanura, 
Vieill. =P. euarana (Müll). La Brève de Bengale, La Brève de Ceylon, La Brève de la 
Côte de Malabar, and La Brève de Malacca all=P. вваснуска (Linn.) ; La Brève de la Chine 
=Р.кхүмрРнА, Schleg. ?; La Brève de Madagascar=P. moruccensis (Müll.) ; La Brève des 
Philippines —P. sorpipa (Müll.. In his remarks on this last species he repeats Le Vaillant’s 
erroneous statement, without giving his authority, that the specimen which served as a 
model for plate 89, in the ‘ Planches Enluminées * of Buffon, is the Brève de Ceylon, with its 
own head replaced by one taken from a male Thrush. This I have mentioned and explained 
in the text of P. SORDIDA. 
1817.—Cuvier, Regne Animal. 
Under the genus Myiothera, nec Illiger, Cuvier mentions three species of Pitta, as les 
Brèves de Buffon, “ Corvus brachyurus, Pl. Enl. 257, 258,” representing quite distinct 
species, and the “ 4zurin (Turdus cyanurus, Lath. & Gmel., Corvus cyanurus, Shaw, Enl. 
355)" =P. euarana (Müll). Ina footnote he mentions the Brève des Philippines, Enl. 89, 
which he says is the same as that from Angola (Edw. 324), but with the head of a 'Thrush. 
Мо mention is made of a P. atricapilla. 
1820-39.--Геммікек, Planches Coloriées. 
A number of Pitta are here figured and the following described for the first time :— 
P. STREPITANS, P. ERYTHROGASTRA, P. MACKLOTI, and P. GRANATINA (пес ex Borneo). 
