BRACHYGÀLBA. — BRACHYPODIUS. 
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Synon. ; Brachygalba Bonap. 
albigularis Cabanis, Mus. Heine. IV*. 215. = Galbula albigularis Spix. 
albiventris Cabanis, Mus. Heine. IV*. 215. = Galbula albiventris Less. 
lugubris Cabanis, Mus. Heine. IV*. 215. = Galbula lugubris Swains. 
melanosterna Cabanis, Mus. Heine. IV*. 214. = Galbula melano sterna Pelz. 
BRACHYGALBA (subgen. Galbulae) Bonaparte, Consp. Vol. zygod. 1854. 13. = 
Galbula Möhr. 
Synon.: Brachygalbula Sclat. 
albigularis Sclater, Proceed. Zool. Soc. 1857. XXV. 262. = Galbula albi- 
gularis Spix. 
albiventris Bonaparte, Consp. Vol. zygod. 13. = Galbula albiventris Less. 
Goeringi Gray, Handl. Birds I. 102. = Galbula Goeringi. 
inornata Sclater, Proceed. Zool. Soc. 1855. XXIII. 15. = Galbula lugubris 
Swains. 
melanosterna Sclater, Proceed. Zool. Soc. 1855. XXIII. 15. = Galbula me- 
lanosterna Pelz. 
BRACHYGALBULA melanosterna Sclater, Proceed. Zool. Soc. 1855. XXIIL 15. 
= Galbula melanosterna Pelz. 
BRACHYLOPHUS (subgen. Malacolophi) Swainson, Classific. Birds 1837. IL 308. 
= Ficus Lin. 
Nostrils covered. Neck thick. Bill widened its Avbole length. Under man- 
dible thickened at the base, with one or more slightly elevated lines close to the 
culmen , which is arched. Gonys very short. Hind head with a shortened, narrow, 
pointed crest. Versatile and anterior toes nearly equal. Tarses shorter. 
bengalensis Jerdon, Madras Journ. 1840. XI. 214. = Picus bengalensis Lin. 
canus Swainson, Oassific. Birds II. 308. = Picus canus Gmel. 
dimidiatus Swainson, Classific. Birds II. 308. = Picus vittatus Vieill. 
haematribon Strickland. =i Picus haematribon Wagl. 
hemipodius Swainson, Classific. Birds II. 308. Picus bengalensis Lin. 
miniatus Swainson, Classific. Birds II. 308. = Picus miniaius Forst. 
occipitalis Swainson, Classific. Birds II. 308. = Picus occipitalis Vig. 
phiÛppinarum Gray, Proceed. Zool. Soc. 1841. IX. 31. = Picus philippina- 
rum Lath. 
puniceus Bonaparte, Conspect. Avium I. 128. — Picus puniceus Horsf. 
squamulatus Swainson, Classific. Birds II. 308. — Picus squamatus Vig. 
viridis Swainson, Classific. Birds II. 308. = Picus viridis Lin. 
xanthopygaeus Hodgson, Zool. Miscell. 85. = Picus strivlatus Blyth. 
BRACHYOTUS (subgen. Oti) Gould, Proceed. Zool. Soc. 1837. V. 10. = Otus 
Cuv. 
aegolius Bonaparte, Revue Mag. Zool. 1854. 541. = Otus brachyotus Boie. 
capensis Bonaparte, Conspect. Avium I. 51. = Otus capensis Sjuth. 
Cassini Brewer, Proceed. Boston soc. nat. hist. 1856. V. 321. = Otus Cassini. 
falcoides Mus. Lugdun. = Otus capensis Smith. 
galapagoensis Bonaparte, Conspect. Avium I. 51. — Otus galopagoensis 
Gould. 
helvolus Lichtenstein. =r Otus capensis Smith. 
palustris europaeus Bonaparte, Conspect. Avium I. 51. = Otus brachyotus 
Boie. 
palustris americanus Bonaparte, Conspect. Avium I. 51. = Otus Cassini. 
BRACHYPETES Swainson, Classific. Birds 1837. II. 334. = Chelidoptera Gould. 
Bill as in Lypornix, but shorter, higher and more curved; the margins greatly 
inflexed. Wings long. Tail short and even. 
tenebrosa Swainson, Classific. Birds II. 334. = Chelidoptsra brasiliensis Sclat. 
BRACHYPODIUS Blyth, Journ. asiat. Soc. Bengal 1845. XIV. 576. = Pycno- 
notus Kuhl. 
cinereiventris Blyth, Journ. asiat. Soc. Bengal 1845. XIV. 576. = Pycnono- 
eus cinereiventris Gray. 
