183 



Sp. 1. Co. aurita. 



Tardus auritiis. Steph, v. yi. p. 310 — Cayenne. 



Sp. 2. Co. nsevia. 



Pipra najvia. Steph. v. x. p. 32. — Cayenne. 



GENUS LXXXVII.— PITTA, Vieillot 



Rx)strum robustiim, basi sub- j 

 crassum, rectum, supra 

 convexum, compressum, 

 acutum ; mandibula su- 

 perior versus apicem emar- 

 ginata, infirior Integra, 

 sequalis. 



Alw longse. 



Cauda brevis. 



Myiothera pars, Cuvier. 



j Beah robust, rather thick 

 at the base, straight, con- 

 vex above; the upper 

 mandible emarginate to- 

 wards the tip, the lower 

 entire, equal. 



Wings long. 

 Tail short 



Sp. 1. Pi. Bengalensis. 



Corvus brachyuras. Shan), v, vil. p. 38.5. p/. 48. — The East 

 Indies. 



^p. 2. Pi. cyaminis. 



Corvus cyanurus, SJiaiv, v. vil. p. 384. pL 47. — The East. 



"Sp. 3. Pi. versicolor. ZogL Jour. (Swain,) v. i. 468. 



Pi. viridis injra Jidva^ uropygio tectriclbusque c^eruleis, ano 



rubro ; vertice rufo ; nucha, mento, maculaque abdeminali ni^ 



gris. 



Crreen Pitta beneath fulvous ; with the rump and tail-feathei*s 

 blue ; the vent red j the crown rufous j the nape, chin, and 

 abdominal spot black. 



Inhabits New Holland, Length nine inches and 

 a quarter : rather larger than the Song Thrush : the 

 ground colour of the upper parts is pure olive-green ; 

 the greater wing-coverts, and the external half of 



