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Genus Nymphicus, Wagl. ( Leptolophus, Swain.) 
Nym. Novae-Hollandiac (1). Australia. 
Genus Pezoporus, Illiger, 
* Pezo. formosus (2). Australia. 
Fam. PICID^: (3). 
SUBFAM. PICIANiE. 
Genus Picus, Auctornm. 
Picus. principalis. America. 
Pi. (Hemicircus, Swain.), concretus, India. 
Pi. (Dendrobates, Swain.), fulviscapus. S. America. 
* Pi. (Apternus, Swain.), Americanus. N. America. 
* Pi. (Dendrocopus, Swain.), major, Britain. 
Genus Chrysoptilus (4),[ Swain. 
Chry. (Dendromus, Swain.), brachyrbynchus. Africa. 
* Chry. (Chloronerpes, Swain.), rubiginosus. S. America . 
* Chry. (Dryotomus, Swain.), pileatus. N. America. 
Chry. (Crysoptilus, Swain.), guttatus. <S. America. 
Genus Malacolophus (5), Swain. 
* Mai. (Brachylophus, Swain.), viridis. Britain. 
Mai. (Hemilophus, Swain.), pulverulentus. India . 
Mai. (Malacolophus, Swain.), cinnamomeus. S. Amer. 
Mai, (Meiglyptes, Swain.), poicilophus. India. 
Mai. (Crhysonotus, Swain.), tridactylus. India. 
(1) This is the Leptolophus auricomus of Swainson. 
(2) This is the Ground Parrot of English writers. 
(3) The subfamily of the Picianse has been most carefully and suc- 
cessfully analyzed by Mr. Swainson, whose views are here adopted. 
The five groups or subgenera of Picus , as now restricted, are consi- 
dered to be Picus , Hemicircus , Dendrobates , Apternus , and Dendrocopus. 
(4) Under this generic head Mr. Swainson distinguishes the four 
following subgeneric groups : — Dendromus , Chloronerpes , Dryotomus , 
and Chi ysoptilus. 
(5) The five subordinate groups of this genus are named by Mr. 
Swainson Brachylophus , Hemilophus , Malacolophus , Meiglyptes , and 
Chrysonotus. 
