VASA. — VIDUA. 
747 
Polleni Schlegel. [Madagascar. 
Xenopirostris Polleni Gray, Handlist II. 396. 
striata Quoy et Gaimard, Voy. Uranie I. 98. = Thamnophilus cinereus V. 
xenopirostris de Lafresnaye, Rev. Mag. Zool. 1850. 107. Tb. 1. [Madagascar. 
Xenopirostris Lafresnayei Bonaparte, Consp. Av. I. 366; Compt. rend. 1856. 
XXXVIII. 533. 
VASA, VAZA Schlegel, Diertuin. 1864. 71. = Psitlacus madagascariensis , P. niger, 
VENILIA Bonaparte, Consp. Av. I. 128. = Picus L. 
Albertuli Bonaparte, Consp. Av. I. 129. = Picus sanguineus Lichtst. 
callonotus Bonaparte, Consp. Av. I. 129. — Picus callonotus Wath. 
Kirki Bonaparte, Consp. Vol. Zyg. 10. Picus Kirki Sund. 
malaccensis Swinhoe, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1863. = Picus miniatus Forst. 
melanogaster Horsfield, Cat. B. EInd. Cp. II. 665. = Picus porphyromelas Boie. 
mentalis Bonaparte, Consp. Av. I. 128. = Picus mentalis Tem. 
miniatus Bonaparte, Consp. Av. I. 128. = Picus miniatus Forst. 
pyrrhotis Horsfield, Cat. Birds EInd. Cp. 11.666. = Picus pyrrhotis Hodgs. 
rubiginosa Bonaparte. = Picus porphyromelas Boie. 
sanguineus Bonaparte, Consp. Vol. Zyg. 60. = Picus sanguineus Lichtst. 
VENHIORNIS. = Venilia. 
VERMIVORA (Sylvicolidae) Swainson, Zool. Journ. 1827. III. 170. = Mniotilta V. 
Rostrum gracile, acutum, conicum, integrum. Alae longiusculae, attenuatae, 
remigibus prima et secunda subaequalibus. Cauda aequalis. Pedes pallidi. 
Specierum nomina cf. genus Mniotilta, et synonyma: 
fnlvicapilla Swainson, Class. Birds II. 245. = Mniotiltä vermivora Gr. 
pennsylvanica Bonaparte, Consp. List. ~ Mniotilta vermivora Gr. 
protonotaria Bonaparte, Consp. List. = Mniotilta citrea Gr. 
rara Jardine, Edit. Wilson. = Mniotilta coerulea. 
rubricapilla Bonaparte, Consp. List. Mniotilta ruficapilla Gr. 
solitaria Jardine, Edit. Wilson. = Mniotilta pinus Gr. 
VERMIVORA (Tyrannidae) Lesson, Traité Ornith. 386. = Colopterus. Euscarthmus. 
Bee court, petit, aplati, pointu, à peine crochu; ailes très courtes, concaves; 
queue médiocre, égale; tarsus très grêles, taille très petite. 
cristata Lesson, Traité Ornitb. 386. = Colopterus galeatus Cab. 
elegans Lesson, Voy. Thetis II. 320. = Tyrannulus albocristatus Vig. 
melanotis Lesson, Traité Ornith. 386. = Euscarthmus auricularis. 
VERRAUXIA africana Hartlaub, Ornith. WAfr. 176. = Picumnus africanus Sund, 
VERRTJLIA carunculata Fleming, Philos. Zool. 1822. II. 232. — Gray, Genera 
Birds II. 478. — Columba livia Briss. 
Bill slender. Wings long and rounded. Tail short and rounded. Tarsi 
moderate, naked and covered with hexagonal scales. The base of the bill a pen- 
dulous wattle under the throat and a narrow and less pendulous band ou the sides 
of the neck, naked. 
VESTIARIA Fleming, Philos. Zool. — Lesson, Traité Ornith. 300. Drepanis Tem. 
Specierum nomina vide genus Drepanis. 
VESTIPES Lesson. =. Hylocharis vestita Gr. 
VIDESTRELDA de Lafresnaye. ^ Vidua Cuv. 
VIDUA (Ploceidae). — Cuvier 1800. — Gray, Genera Birds II. 354. 
Synon.: Coliuspasser Riipp. — Chera Gray. — Penthetria Cab. — Coliostriithus Siindev. 
Videstrelda Lafr. — Urobractrya, Pentheria Bonap. — Tetraeonura, Steganura, Niobe Reichb. 
A bee de Linotte , quelquefois un peu plus renflé à sa base; des couvertures 
de la queue excessivement allongées dans les mâles. — Iß Specc. 
albinotata Cassin, Proc. acad. Philad. 1848. 66; Journ. 1850. L Tb. 30. Fig. 2. 
[Port Natal. 
Urobrachia albinotata Bonaparte, Consp. Av. I. 448. 
ardeiis Gray, Genera Birds II. 354. [Africa. 
Emberiza ardens Boddaert, Tabl. PI. enl. 647. 
Emberiza signata Scopoli, Sonner. Voy. Tb. 75. 
