AVES. 79 
Picumnus rufiventris, its characters more fully described. P. L. Sclater and 
0. Salvin, P, Z. S. 1866, p. 196. 
TllOGONIDyE. 
Trogon erythronotus is described as a new species from Mexico; ash- 
coloured with slaty-black quills; the vent and under tail-coverts red. J. W. 
von Muller, Reise in Mexico, i. p. 229, iii. p. 562. 
Trogon clathratus is a new species from Veragua, at first sight having the 
appearance of T. massena^ but considerably smaller, and with a tail barred as 
in T. imella, 0. Salvin, P. Z. S. pp. 75, 76. 
]3uCCONI1)A2. 
Malacoptila castanea is a new species from Bogota, in size approaching the 
largest species of Monam. J. Verreaux, II. Z. 1866, pp. 855, 856, pi. 19. 
CORACIIDiE. 
JEurystomus madayascariensis, notes on this species. F. Pollen, Album de 
I’ile de la Ileunion. Idem, Mdm. Scient. pp. 13-19. 
Uurystomus australis is figured, S. Biggies, Orn. Austral, part v. 
Coracias garrula is figured, J. Gould, B. Grt. Br. part x. 
Meropidas. 
Merops dpiaster is figured, C. J. Sundevall, Sv. Fogl. pi. Ixx. fig. 1. 
Alcedinidas. 
Tanysiptera riedeli is a new species (from Celebes?), blue-green above, 
white beneath, the scapulars indigo, rump white, a coral bill, and red-brown 
feet. J. Verreaux, Nouv. Ai’ch. Mus. ii. ^Dp. 21, 22, pi. iii. fig. 1. 
Halcyon sanctus and H. macleayi are figured, S. Biggies, Orn. Austral, 
part ii. 
Dacelo tyro is distinct from B. gaitdichaudi. II. Schlegel, N. T. B. iii, 
p. 839. 
Dacelo gigantea, the head figured, S. Biggies, Orn. Austral, part i. 
Ceryle rudis and Halcyon smyrnensis, their breeding-habits described. II. 
B. Tristram, Ibis, 1866, pp. 84-88. ' 
Alccdo ispida is figured, C. J. Sundevall, Sv. Fogl. pi. Ixx. fig. 2. 
Todid^. 
Todiis hypochondriacus appears to bo described as a now species from Porto 
Rico, corresponding closely with Lesson’s T, mexicanus, but wanting the 
yellow margin to the scarlet gular patch, H. Bryant, Proc. Bost. Soc. N. H. 
X. p. 250. 
Capitonidas. 
The Megalcemidce (or Capitonidce) , their affinities are nearer to the HJiam- 
pliastidcc than to the Picidce. E. Blyth, Ibis, 1866, pp. 367, 358. 
Xantholama indica, noi& on its liabits. G. E. -Bulger, Ibis, 1866, pp. 218- 
220 . 
Ramphastid^. 
Aidacorhamphus cyanolcemus is a new species from Ecuador allied to A. 
cfcrideigularis from Panama and A. atrigularis from Peru, but, differing from 
