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not included in the Monograph were P. oreas, Swinh., P. berte, Ñalv., 
Р. MEGARHYNCHA, Schleg., P. simillima, Gould, P. strenua, Gould, Р. bankana, Schleg., 
and P. a. sanghirana, Schleg. Of these P. бее was doubtfully referred to 
P. moxuccensis (Müller); Р. simillima=P. STREPITANS, Temm.; Р. strenua= 
Р. масктотт, Temm. ; P. bankana was kept distinct, but since found to=P. CUCULLATA, 
Hartl.; P. a. sanghirana—P. sorpına (Müll). A list of all the species recognized is 
given, and three new subgenera proposed—Leucopitta for P. CYANEA and P. MAXIMA, 
Cervinipitta for the buff-breasted species, and Purpureipitta for P. venusta, Müll. & 
Schleg. The Family is divided into two genera, Bracuvurus and Prrra. 
1871.—Gou p, in the * Annals and Magazine of Natural History.” 
Р. arcuata described. Species 33. 
1873.—ScHLEGEL, in ‘ Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde.’ 
P. ROSENBERGI described. Species 34. 
1873.—Hume, in “Stray Feathers.’ 
P. олтеві described under the genus Hydrornis. Species 35. 
1874.—ScnurEGEL, Muséum des Pays-Bas, PITTA. 
Р. MÉFOORANA described. Species 36. 
1874.—Ousrazer, in ‘ Nouveaux Archives du Muséum de Paris.’ 
E. ELLIOTI described as Pitta ELLIOTI. Species 37. 
1875.--Нгме, in ‘ Stray Feathers.’ 
P. caruLra (Raffles) redescribed as P. davisoni, and E. &urNeyr described as 
Pitta GURNEYI. Species 38. 
1876.—SHARPE, in ‘ Nature.’ 
P. STEERII described. Species 39. 
1876.—SALVADORI, in ‘ Annali del Museo Civico Naturale di Genova.” 
P. CARULEITORQUES described. Species 40. 
1876.—BRÜGGEMANN, in * Abhandlungen naturwissenschaftlichen Vereine zu Bremen.’ 
P. коскт and P. PALLICEPS described. Species 42. 
1877.—SHARPE, in the ‘Transactions of the Linnean Society.’ 
“Р. PROPINQUA described. Species 43. 
1877.—D’Auzerris, in ‘ Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova.’ 
Р. STREPITANS called Р. assimilis. 
1877.—SHARPE, in the * Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.’ 
P. ussHERI described. Species 44. 
1878.—Ramsay, in the <“ Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.’ 
P. MACKLOTI, juv., ex New Ireland, redescribed as P. nove-hibernia. 
