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NYCTIPETES. — NYSTALUS. 
Pogonomerops Forsteni Cabanis, Mus. Heine. II. 132. 
gularis Bonaparte, Conspect. Avium I. 164. [Africa occid. 
M crops gularis Shaw, Zool. Miscell. Tb. 337. — Schlegel, Mus. Pays-Bas 
Merops 12. 
Melittophagus gularis Gray, Genera Birds I. 86. 
Meropiscus [pilaris Sundevall, Oefvers. vet. Förhdl. 1849. 162. 
malaccensis Cabanis, Mus. Heine. II. 133. [Malacca. Burmah. 
Xi/ctiornis amictus Reichenbach, Handb. Ornith. I. Tf. 453. Fig. 3260. 61. 
Alcemerops amictus Blyth, Cat. Birds as. Soc. 52. 
Mülleri [Africa occid. 
Meropiscus Mülleri Cassin, Proc. acad. Philadelphia 1857. 37. 
Merops Miilleri Hartlaub, Ornith. WAfrica 262. 
Meropogon Miilleri Cassin, Journ. acad. Philadelphia 1861.. IV. Tb. 49. Fig. 2. 
paleazureus Lesson, Revue Zool. 1840. 262. = Nyctiornis Athertoni M'Cl. 
NYCTIPETES (Strigidae. — vu£ nox, TC£T0(xa(. volare) Swainson, Classif. Birds 
1837. II. 218. = Noctua Savg. 
Size very small. Facial disk obsolet. Ears very small. Wings very short, 
rounded. Tail moderate, rounded. Tarsi öf variable length. Middle toe lengthened, 
cunicularia Swainson, Classific. Birds II. 218. = Noctua cunicularia d'Orb. 
perlatus Swainson, Classific. Birds 218. Fig. 199. = Noctua perlata Schleg. 
NYCTIPHRYNUS ocellatus Bonaparte 1857. = Antrostromus ocellatus Burm. 
NYCTIPKOGNE leucopygus, minutus Bonaparte 1857. ~ Chordediles leuco- 
pygus Burm. 
NYCTIRODXUS Macgillivray 1842. == Nyctiardea Swains. 
NYCTOSNIS Nitzsch, Pterylographie 1840. 125. = Nyctibius Vieill. 
NYCTYDKOMUS, = Nyctidromus. 
NYMPHICUS (Psittacidae) Wagler, Monogr. Psittac. 1830. 490. 
Character generis Pezopori, exclusis unguibus brevioribus, arcuatioribus: maxilla 
dentata; latera oris anguli lobo membranaceo aucta. 
bisetis Wagler, Monogr. Psitt. 522. = Platycercus cornutus Vig. 
novae Hollandiae Wagler, Monogr. Psitt. 522. == Callipsittacus novae Hollan- 
diae Finsch. 
cornutus Gray, List Genera Birds 86. = Platycercus cornutus Vig. 
NYE0CA (Anatidae) Fleming, Philos. Zool. 1822. II. 260. — Gray, Genera 
Birds III. 621. == Anas Lin. 
Bill as long as the head, higher at the base than broad, the culmen gra- 
dually sloping towards the tip, which is depressed, slightly dilated and armed 
with a strong nail; the lamellae of the upper mandible not prominent; the nostrils 
oval and placed near the base. Wings lengthened and pointed with the two first 
quills the longest. Tail short and rounded. Tarsi half the length of the middle 
toe, and compressed. Toes lengthened and united by a full wel. 
afrieana Gray, Genera Birds III. 621. =3 Anas nyroca Güldst. 
americana Gray, Genera Birds III. 621. == Anas ferina Lin. 
australis Gould, Birds Australia VII. Tb. 16. = Biziura australis Schleg. 
brunnea Eyton, Monogr. Anat. 161. Tb. 23. — Anas capensis Gmel. 
ferina Fleming, brit. Anim. 108. == Anas ferina Lin. 
fuligula Fleming, Philos. Zool. II. 260. — Anas fuligula Lin. 
fulva Gray, Genera Birds III. 621. = Dendrocygna fulva Baird. 
leucophthalma Fleming, Philos. Zool. II. 260. === Anas nycora Güldst. 
obsoleta Brehm, Vögel Deutschi. 917. == Anas nycora Güldst. 
valisneriana Gray, Genera Birds III. 621. = Anas valisneriana Wils. 
NYSTACTES Gloger, Froriep's Notizen 1827. XVI. 277. = Nystalus Cab. 
NYSTALUS (Bucconidae. — vuccaXoç somniculosus) Cabanis, Mus. Heine. 1863. 
IV a . 139. = Bucco Lin. 
Synon.: Nystactes Glog. — Nyctastes Bonap. — Nyctactes Gray. — Nyctalus Gray. 
chacuru Cabanis, 1. c. 141. = Bucco chacuru Vieill. 
lanceolatus Cabanis, L c. 142. = Bucco lanceolatus Deville. 
