BIRDS OF EASTERN 



Rufous variety from S, India and Ceylon 



{Zool. Trans. Vol. II. pi. 4). 



Uemipodius taigoor, Sykcs, — the male, and H. 

 puguax apud Sykes aud Jei'duu, — the fr.male. 



Small pale variety common in L. Bengal. 



(T. hengalensis, Blytli). Salni gundru Muttra. 



T. Dussumieri (PI, Col. 454, f. 2). 



Syh. Ileraipodius Dussumieri, Teraminck. 



H. maculosus Temiiiinck, apud G. R. Gray, 



Brit. Mas. Catal. 

 T. tanki, Buch. Hamilton, described J. A. S. 



Xll. 181, (bis'. 



Bustard Quail of sportsmen. Inhabits India 

 generally ; Arracan. 



T. Syhesi, A. Smith, Zool. Africa, art, T. 

 lipurana, 



Syn. Ortygis Dussumieri apud Jerdon, Catal., and J- 

 A. S. XI. 804. 



Ohimnaj ? H. (Muttra) ; Tattu Buttera, 

 Siiidh. Inhabits India generally : (L. Bengal ?) ; 

 Sindh. 



Order V. CURSORES. 



Fam. CASUARID^. 



Genus CASUARIUS, L. 



C. galeatus,^\d\\o\, {Ft. Enl. ZiZ; Mena- 

 gerie du Museum, pi, ). 



Syn. Struthio casuarius, L. 

 (,. emu, Latham. 



Inhabits Moluccas. 



Genus DROMAIUS, VieiUot. 



Dr. Nova; Hollandioe (Gould's B. A, Yol. 

 VI. pi. 1). 



Syn. Casuarius novae hoUandias, Latham. 

 Dr. ater, VieiUot. 

 Dromiceus australis, Swainson, 

 Dr, emu, Stephens. 



Inhabits Australia. 



Fam. STRUTHIONID^. 



Gemos STRUTHIO, L. 



Sir. camelus, L- (Pi. Enl. 547 ; Menagerie 

 du Museum, pi. ). Shutur-murgh (' Camel- 

 fowl), H. Inhabits Africa ; Arabia ? 



Order VI. GRALLATORES. 



Tribe PRESSIROSTKES. 



Eam. OTIDiE. 



Genus OTIS, L. 



Subgenus HOUBARA, Bonap. 



H", Macqueenii (Hardwicke's III. Lid. Zool.) 

 J. A. S. XVI. 786. 



Syn. Otis Macqueenii, Gray. 



Tilaor, H. ; Bugdaur, Pushtu, Hurriana Flo- 

 rihen of sportsmen. Inhabits C. and W. deserts 

 of India ; Afghanistan. 



Subgenm EUPODOTIS, Lesson. 



AND SOUTHERN ASIA. 



I Eu. Edwardii (Hardwicke's III. Ind. Zool. ; 

 Gould's Century, pi. 72). 



SvN. O. Edwardii, Gray. 

 O. nigriceps, Vigors. 



O, lucouieusis, VieiUot (apud G. K. Gray). 



ToTcdar, H. Inhabits Hindustan ; Luzon ? 



Subgenus. SYPHEOTIDES, Lesson. 



S. bengaknsis (Gould's Century, pi. 73, 74, 

 75). 



SYN.JOtis bengalensis, Gmelin, 

 O. himalayana. Vigors. 

 O. deliciosa, Gray. 



Oharj, or Ablak GJiarJ, H. Florihen, of N. 

 India. Inhabits Bengal, Assam, Nepal ; N. In- 

 dia generally. 



. auritus (Jardine and Selby, Orn. Ill, pL 

 40, 92; Jerdon's III. Ind. Orn., pi, 33). 



Syn. Otis aurita, Latham. 



O. fulva, Sykes, male in non-breeding dress. 

 O. atriceps. Gray. 

 O. indica, Shaw. 



Clinrj, H- (S. India) ; Tun-mor, Mahr. ; Kun- 

 noul, Can. Floriken of S. India : Lilcli of Ben- 

 gal. Inhabits India generally. 



INCERTjE SEDI8, 



Fam. GLAREOLID^. 



Genus GL AREOLA, Brissou. 



Gl. orientalis. Leach (apud G. R. Gray, Lin, 

 Tr. XIII, p. 1 32, p). ; Gould's B. A. Vol. VI. 

 pi. 23 ; — figures and descriptions bad, if the 

 species be correctly assigned). 



Syn, Gl. pralincola vel torquata of India, auetorura. 



Inhabits India, Burmese and Malay coun- 

 tries. 



Gl. lactea, Temminck (PI. Col. 399; Grif- 

 fiths' Tratis. An. Kingd., VIIL 543, pi.— 

 very bad). 



Syn. gl orientalis apud Jerdon, Madr, Journ^ 

 XII. 215. 



Utteran, Sindh. Inhabits India generally 

 (very abundant). 



Fam. CHARADRIAD^, 



Subfam. CURSORIINJ]. 



Geiius CURSORIUS, Latham, 



0. coromandelims. 



Syn. Charadrius coromandelicus, Gmelini 

 Cursorius asiaticiis, Latham. 

 C. frenatus, lUiger. 

 Tachydromus orientalis, Swainson. 



N'ukri, H. Inhabits India generally (nec 

 Lower Bengal.) 



Genus MACROTARSIUS, Blyth. 



M. hitorquatus, Jerdon, Blyth, J. A, S. 

 XVII. 254. Inhabits E. Gh^ts of peninsular 

 India. 



Subfam. ESACINiE, 



