HEMICIRCUS. — HEMTPALAMA. 
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Muscicapa sibirica Gmelin, Syst. Nat. I. 936. 
Muscicapa fuscedula Pallas, Zoogr. ross. as. 
Ilemichelidon fuliglnosa Hodgson, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1845. XIII. 32. — Jerdon, 
Ibis 1872. II. 123. 
terricolor Gray, Haiidl. Birds. I. 324. — Muscicapa terricolor. 
HEMICIRCUS Swainson, rectius Hemicercus. 
HEMIDACNIS albiventris Sclater, Catal. amer. Birds 50. = Dacnis albiventris 
Cass. 
HEMIGNATHUS (Dacnididae. — r^i semi, "yvaSoç maxilla) Liciitenstein, Abhandl. 
Berlin. Acad. 1838. 449. — Drepanis Tem. 
Synon.: Heterorhynchus Lafresn. 
Ellisiana Gray, Hand!. Birds. I. 114. =s Drepanis coccinea Gray. 
nitidus Lichtenstein, Abhandl. Berlin. Acad. 1838. 451. ïf. 5. Fig. 2. 3. ±= 
Drepanis lucida Gray. 
obscurus Lichtenstein, Abhandl. Berlin. Acad. 1838. 449. Tf. 5. Fig. 1. — 
Drepanis coccinea Gray. 
HEMI6YPS ponticerianus Hodgson, Zool. Miscell. 1844. 81. == Vultur calvus 
Scop. 
HEMIIEEAX (Falconinae) Burmeister, Reise La Plata 18G1. II. 437. = Falco 
Lin. 
Synon. : Hemihierax. 
Unterscheidet sich von Harpagus durch den einfachen Zahn am Kieferrande, 
von Falco durch die sehr kurzen Flügel und den relativ breitern abgerundeten 
Schwanz. Schnabel höher als bei Falco, nicht so dick und bauchig, mit massig 
spitzem Endhaken. Gefieder dem von Harpagus ahnlich, Kopffedern weich, Bor- 
stenfedern am Kinn lang, dicht, steif. Flügel bis auf die Mitte des Schwanzes reichend, 
vordere Schwingen mit scharfem Ausschnitt dicht vor der Mitte. 1. Schwinge 
kürzer als 6., 3. und 4. gleich lang. Schwanz breitfedrig, zugerundet. Füsse mit 
sehr kurzen Zehen. 
circumcinctus Burmeister, Reise La Plata II. 438. == Falco aurantius Gmel. 
HEMILOPHUS (Picidae. — y)[u semi, Xocpoç crista) Swainson, Classif. Birds 1837. 
II. 309. — Gray, Genera Birds IL 439. == Picus Lin. 
Synon.: Malacolophus Swains. — Mülleripicus, Macropicus Bonap. — Thriponax Cab. 
Bill long and strong, with the base rather broad; the culmen nearly straight 
and the sides compressed towards the tip, which is acute; the lateral ridge running 
near the culmen towards the tip, and the gonys moderate and ascending; the 
nostrils basal, lateral, oval and partly covered by the frontal plumes. Wings 
long and pointed, with the fourth quill the longest. Tail long and graduated, with 
the end of the feathers pointed and rigid. Tarsi short and very stout, and covered 
in front with broad scales. Toes long, strong and unequal, the outer anterior 
toe longer than the posterior outer one; the claws large, curved and much com- 
pressed. 
fulvus Gray, Genera Birds II. 439. = Picus fulvus QG. 
funebris Blyth, Cat. Birds as. Soc. 55. = Picus funebris Val. 
Hodgsoni Jerdon, Madras Journ. X. 215. = Picus Hodgsoni Jerd. 
javensis Gray, Genera Birds II. 439. $ == Picus javensis Horsf. 
leucogaster Gray, Genera Birds II. 439. £ == Picus javensis Horsf. 
Lichtensteini Gray, Genera Birds II. 439. =s Picus funebris Val. 
Mackloti Gray, Genera Birds II. 439. == Picus gutturalis Val. 
Mtilleri Bonaparte, Conspect. Avium I. 131. = Picus gutturalis Val. 
pulverulentus Swainson, Classif. Birds II. 309. = Picus gutturalis Val. 
validus Bonaparte, Conspect. Avium Ï. 131. — Picus validus Reinw. 
HEMIPALAMA (Tringidae) Bonaparte, Observât. Wilson 1825. 31G. — Gray, 
Genera Birds III. 578. == Tringa Lin. 
Bill longer than the head, slender, the base compressed on the sides and 
slightly depressed towards the tip, which is rather curved; the nostrils basal, 
lateral and placed in a narrow nasal groove. Wings long and pointed, with 
