PITTA MOLUCCENSIS. 
BLUE-WINGED PITTA, 
Merle des Moluques, Buff. Plan. Enlum. no. 257. 
Turdus moluccensis, P. L. S. Müller, Natursyst. Suppl. 1776, p. 144.— Cass. Proc. Acad. Nat. Scien. Phil. 
1864, p. 250. 
Turdus macrourus fasciatus, Bodd. Tabl. des Pl. Enlum. 1783, p. 16. 
Corvus brachyurus, var. 8. madagascariensis, Gmel. Syst. Nat. vol. i. 1788, p. 376. 
La Brève de Madagascar, Vieill. Ency. Méth. vol. ii. 1791, p. 686. 
Myiothera brachyura, Raffles, Trans. Linn. Soc. vol. xiii. 1822, р. 300. 
Pitta cyanoptera, Temm. Pl. Col. 1823, no. 218 (Java).—Vig. Append. Меш. Raffles, 1830, р. 659.—Less. 
Trait. Ornith. 1831, p. 394. sp. 4.—Müll. & Schleg. Verh. Natuur. Geschied. overz. Bezitt., Zool. 
Pitta, 1839-44, pp. 7, 17, 20.—Hodg. Gray’s Zool. Misc. 1844, р. 83.—Gray, Gen. В. vol. 1. 
1846, p. 213.—Low, Sarawak, 1848, p. 410.—Blyth, Cat. B. Mus. Asiat. Soc. Beng. 1849, p. 157. 
no. 907.—Moore, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1854, p. 274.—Horsf. & Moore, Cat. B. Mus, E. Ind. Co. 1854, 
vol. i. p. 183. no. 248.—Motl. & Dillw. Contr. Nat. Hist. Labuan, 1855, p. 22.—Schleg. Vog. 
Ned. Ind., Pitta, 1863, pp. 9, 32, pl. iv. fig. 1.—Id. Mus. P.-Bas, Pitta, 1863, p. 9; 1874, p. 15 
(Sumatra, Malacca).—Wall. Ibis, 1864, pp. 105, 110 (Sumatra, Borneo).—Wald. Proc. Zool. Soc. 
1866, p. 545 (Tenasserim).—Beav. Ibis, 1870, p. 322 (Moulmein).—Salvad. Ibis, 1871, p. 248.— 
Id. Atti Real. Accad. Tor. 1874, vol. ix. p. 631 (near Luzon, Philippines).—Id. Ucc. Born. 1874, 
p. 235.—Id. Ornit. Papuas. 1881, vol. ii. p. 404.—Sharpe, Ibis, 1879, p. 262 (Borneo).—Oates, 
Str. Feath. vol. x. 1882, p. 205. no. 189 (Pegu).—Nicholson, Ibis, 1883, p. 88 (Borneo).—Sclat. 
Cat. B. vol. xiv. 1888, p. 420.—Sharpe, Ibis, 1889, p. 442; 1890, p. 281. 
Citta hippocrepis, Wagler, Syst. Av., Corvus, 1827, no. 16 (spec. obscur.). 
Pitta malaccensis, Blyth, Journ. Asiat. Soc. Beng. vol. xii. 1843, p. 960 (nec Müll. & Schleg.). 
Pitta velata, Gray, Gen. B. vol. i. 1846, p. 213. 
Brachyurus cyanopterus, Blyth, Journ. Asiat. Soc. Beng. vol. xvi. 1847, p. 153.—Bon. Consp. Av. vol. i. 1850, 
р. 254. sp. 7.—Id. Consp. Vol. Anis. 1854, p. 7. по. 180.—Elliot, Mon. Pitt. 1863, pl. iv. 
Brachyurus malaccensis, Bon. Consp. Av. vol. i. 1850, p. 254. 
Coloburis cyanoptera, Cab. & Hein. Mus. Hein. pt. ii. 1859, p. 4. 
Coloburis malaccensis, Cab. & Hein. Mus. Hein. pt. ii. 1859, p. 4. 
Pitta nympha, Swinh. Ibis, 1861, pp. 412, 414.—Id. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1863, p. 277 (Amoy) (nec Schleg.). 
Brachyurus moluccensis, Elliot, Ibis, 1870, p. 413.—Hume, Str. Feath. vol. iii. 1875, p. 106 (Rangoon, 
Tenasserim, Malacca).—Blyth, B. Burm. 1875, p. 98.—Sharpe, Ibis, 1877, p. 10 (Borneo). 
Pitta moluccensis, Swinh. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1871, p. 374.— Oates, Str. Feath. vol. v. 1877, p. 149 (eggs).— 
Id. B. Brit. Burm. 1883, vol. i. p. 415.—Dav. & Oust. Ois. Chine, 1877, p. 144.—Hume & Dav. Str. 
Feath. vol. vi. 1878, p. 240.—Hume, Str. Feath. vol. viii. 1879, p. 94.—Kelham, Ibis, 1881, 
p. 509. 
Hasırar.—Burmah, Siam, Malay Peninsula, Java?, Sumatra, Borneo, Southern China, Philippines ? 
(Salvadori). 
Top and sides of head, nape, and chin black ; front and broad line over the eyes uniting at nape rufous brown, 
lighter on lower edge; back dark green; lesser wing-coverts and outer edges of secondaries bright 
blue ; inner secondaries black on inner webs, green on outer and on tips; primaries black at base, 
remaining portion white, except the first four, which have black tips, most extensive on the first, 
growing less on the others. Rump and upper tail-coverts shining blue. Tail black, tipped with 
greenish blue. Throat white; underparts buff, varying in depth among individuals; centre of 
abdomen and under tail-coverts crimson. . Bill black ; feet and tarsi flesh-colour. Iris dark brown; skin 
behind the eye lead-colour. Total length 7:3 inches, wing 4-6, tail 1:5, tarsus 1:5. 
In some specimens the entire chin is black, while in others it is apparent only in the extreme upper 
portion ; and the colour of the superciliary stripes varies much in different individuals from a pale 
brown with a bluish or greenish hue to almost a chestnut. 
