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which are valid, except P. malaccensis and P. maculata=P. BRACHYURA (Linn.). P. melano- 
cephala, Müll. & Schleg. (nec Wagl.), ex Celebes, is renamed P. ғовѕтихі. Temminck’s 
names, as given in the ‘ Planches Coloriées,’ are generally employed, those of P. L. 8. Müller, 
which antedate some of them, not being known to the Author. In the genus Pitta, the 
three lon cod species then known are included, but P. вовсні, Müll. € Schleg., is . 
changed to P. elegans, altogether without sufficient reason, and E. SCHWANERI 18 first 
described as Pitta SCHWANERI. Species 24. . 
1850.—TEMMINCK AND SCHLEGEL, Fauna Japonica. 
Prrra ХҮМРНА described and figured. Species 25. 
1854.—Bonaparre, Conspectus Voluerum Anisodactylorum. 
This is a repetition of the List by the same Author in the work cited above, but 
Brachyurus is divided into various genera according to the size or coloration of the species. 
Thus Gigantipitta includes all the large species, such as CÆRULEA, CYANEA, NEPALENSIS, 
and MAXIMA. Brachyurus is limited to the birds with buff plumage beneath ; Erythropitta, 
red beneath ; Zridipitta for BAUDI and твїз; Melanopitta for the black-headed species ; and 
Pitta is retained for the species with lengthened tails. It is not necessary that any of these 
terms should be adopted in addition to the two originally employed, but they may serve a 
useful purpose to indicate subgeneric groups. 
1857.—GouLD, in the * Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London,’ April. 
P. CONCINNA described. Species 26. 
1857.—J. VERREAUX, in the ‘ Revue et Magasin de Zoologie, July. 
Р. CONCINNA redescribed and figured as Р. mathilde. 
1859.—CABANIS AND HEINE, in the “Journal fur Ornithologie.’ 
P. RUFIVENTRIS described. Species 27. 
1859-60.—CABANIS AND HEINE, Museum Ornithologicum Heineanum. 
In this work the Pitta are placed in the family Hypocnemidide of the order Clama- 
tores, and are divided into numerous genera. EucicuLa, Reich., is retained for the long- 
tailed species, Coloburis is proposed for the buff-breasted species, and Phenicocichla for 
P. GRANATINA. Hydrornis, Blyth, includes the larger species, like cæruLEA. The species 
given are only those contained in the Heine collection. Р. sracuyurA (Linn. from 
Malacca is called Coloburis malaccensis. A Pitta from Amboina! is named Coloburis 
milleri=P. sorbIDA (Müll.), the locality evidently erroneous; and P. sorpıpa (Müll.), 
from Timor! evidently another erroneous locality, is called Coloburis brevicauda. No 
new species are described. 
1860.—G. R. Gray, in the * Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.’ 
P. CYANONOTA described. Species 28. 
