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breed throughout the whole year, it can probably sustain itself 
mostly on its favourite food, though it doubtless occasionally de- 
stroys young, feeble, or sickly birds, and perhaps reptiles." — 
(Jerdon.) 
Subfam. BUTEONIN^. 
Genus Archibuteo, Brehm., Isis (1828), p, 1269. 
Teioechis, Kaupj Naturl, Syst. der Eur. TUerw. p. 84 
(1829), 
BuTAETES, Less., Tr. d'Orn. p. 83 (1831). 
BuTAQUiLA, Hodgs., Gray's Zool. Misc. (1844), p. 81. 
Hemiaetus, Hodgs.j Gray's Zool. Misc. (1844), p. 81. 
618. ARCHIBUTEO HEMIPTILOPUS, Blyth. 
Archibuteo hemiptilopus, BlytTi, J. A. S. Beng. XY. 
p. 1 (1846) ; Cat. B. Mus. A. 8. Beng. p. 28. G. 
B. Gray, Gen. of Birds, I. p. 12. Bonap., C. G. 
Av. p. 18. 
Archibuteo cryptogenys, Hodgs., Calc. Journ. (1847), 
p. 96. 
A. Tibet (No. 935, Hodgs. Catal.). Presented by B. 
H. Hodgson, Esq., September, 1853. 
Earn. MEROPIDiE. 
Genus Nyctiornis, Swains, {p. 89). 
619. NYCTIORNIS AMICTA, Temminch Sp. 
Merops amictus, Temm., Bl. Col. 310. 
Nyctiornis amicta, Swains., Zool. III. 2nd ser. t. 56. G, 
B. Gray, Gen. of Birds, I. p. 87 ; Cat. B. Brit. 
Mus. II. p. 72. Gould, Birds of Asia, t. Bonap.^ 
a G. Av. p. 164. 
Alcemerops amicta, Blyth, Cat. B. Mus. A. S. Beng. 
p. 52. 
The Bed-throated Nyctiornis, Gould. 
Kat Chua, Malay, Eyton. 
A. Malacca. Presented by John Gould, Esq., December, 
1853. 
h. c. d. Malacca. Presented by Dr. Cantor, April, 1854. 
