62 Catalogue of Ceylon Birds. 



d. COLAPTIN^. 



Micropternus gularis, Blyth. Ground "W ood-pecker. 



FAM: CUCULIDiE. 



a. COCCYZINJE. 



Centropus Philippensis, Cuv. The Philippine Ground Cuckoo. 



Centropus chlororhynchos, Blyth. The yellow -billed Cuekow. 



b. cuculinjE. 



Oxylophus melanoleucos, Gmel. The crested black Cuckow. 



Oxylophus Coromandus, Linn. The collared crested Cuckow. 



Endynamys Orientalis, Linn. The Eastern black Cuckow. 



Cuculus micropterus, Gould. The ashy mountain Cuckow. 



Cuculus tenuirostris, Blyth. The narrow -billed Cuckow. 



Cuculus Sonnerattii, Lath. Sonnerat's Cuckow. 



Cuculus varius, Vahl. 



Cuculus canorus, Linn. 



C. (surniculus) dicruoides, Hodgs. 



C. (chrysococcyx) xanthorhynchos Horsf. 



C CROTOPHAGINES. 



Phoenicophaus pyrrhocephalus, Forster. The Malkoha. 

 Zanclostomus viridirostris, Jerd. The green-billed Malkoha. 



Order Columb^e. 



FAM: COLUMBnm 



a. TRERONIN2E. 



Treron bicincta, Blyth. The Parrot Pigeon. 



Treron Malabarica, Jerdon. The common green Pigeon. 



Treron chlorigaster, Blyth. The large green Pigeon. 



b. COLUMBINES. 



Alsocomus Puniceus, Tick. 



Carpophaga sylvatica, Ticket. The Wood Pigeon. 



Carpophaga (Palumbus ) Torringtonii, Xefoar*. Lady Torrington's Pigeon. 



C. eephinstonei, var, apud Blyth. 

 Columba intermedia, Strickland. The Indian Rock Pigeon. 

 Turtur risorius, Selby. The collared Turtle Dove. 



Turtur suratensis, Gmel. The speckled Turtle Dove. 



Turtur humilis, Temm. The dwarf Turtle Dove. 



Turtur orientalis, Lath. 



Chalcophaps Indica, Linn. 



C GOTJRINiE. 



The Ground Pigeon. 



