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INDIAN ROLLEli. 



Coracias Indica. C. antice dorsoque ferruginea, pileo 'ciridi-* 



coeruleo, alis caudaque cequali cceruleo Sf thalassino mriis. 

 Roller ferruginous in front and on the back, with blue-green 



crown, wings and tail varied with deep-blue and sea-green | 



the latter even at the end. 

 Coracias Indica. C. ccerulea, antice testacea^ jnleo uiridi. Lin. 



Syst. Nat. 

 Coracias Bengalensis. ? Lin. Syst. Nat, 

 Blue Jay from the East-Indies. Edwards. pL 326. 

 Le Cuit, ou RoUier de Mindanao. Biif. ois. PL Enl. 285. 

 The Indian Roller. Naturalists' Miscellany, vol. 8. pi, 273. 

 Indian Roller. Lath, syn. 

 Bengal Roller. Lath, syn. 



This species is remarkable for the peculiarly 

 rich and vivid appearance of its colours. In size 

 it is nearly equal to the Common Roller: the 

 crown of the head is greenish blue ; the re- 

 mainder, with the back, scapulars, neck, and 

 breast fine pale ferruginous, the feathers of the 

 throat and upper part of the breast each marked 

 by a paler streak down the shaft, and in some 

 specimens a slight cast of violet-colour is diffused 

 over this part: the belly, thighs, and vent are sea- 

 green: the whole wing is varied with deep and 

 light blucj the former possessing the shoulders, 

 middle, and tips, while the intermediate parts are 

 filled by the latter j thus dividing the wing into 

 five alternate regions or bands of deep and light 

 blue; the deep or predominating colour being the 

 richest smalt-blue, while the paler or middle part 



