FORMIC ARINiE. 
23. P. melanocephala Forsten, Verb. Natuurl. Gesch. Nederl. 
P- 19- 
24. P. atricapilla Mull. Verh. Natuurl. Gesch. Nederl. p. 19. 
25. P. . — Pitta malaccensis Mull. Verh. &c. p. 19- 
26. P. novce guinece Mull. — Pitta atricapilla Quoy Gaim. Voy. 
de l’Astrol. Ois. t. 8. f. 3. 
27. P. macrorhyncha Gray, Zool. Misc. p. 3. 
28. P. brevicauda (Bodd.) PI. enl. 89. — Pitta atricapilla Temm.', 
P. melanocephala Wagl. ; P. philippensis Vieill. 
29- P. arvensis Gray, Griff. An. Kingd. i. pi. in p. 530. 
30. P. nipalensis Hodgs. Journ. A. S. B. 1837. p. 103. — Pitta 
nuehalis Blyth ; Type of Paludicola Hodgs. (1837). 
31. P. cyanurohles Less. 
Philepitta I. Geoffr.* 
Bill nearly as long as the head, and rather broader than high, with the culmen gradually curved, 
and the sides compressed to the tip, which is entire ; the gonys long and straight ; the nostrils lateral, 
and placed in a broad membranous groove, with the opening somewhat oblique and linear. R in 9 s 
moderate. Tail very short and even. Tarsi as long as the middle toe, and covered in front with broad 
transverse scales. Toes long and strong, with the outer toe longer than the inner, and united at the 
base ; the hind toe long and strong ; the claws long, compressed, curved, and acute. The head is some- 
times furnished with caruncles. 
The Island of Madagascar is the peculiar locality for the two species of this genus. Their habits and manners are at 
present unknown. 
1. P. sericea I. Geoffr. Mag. de Zool. 1839- Ois. t. 8. | 2. P. Genffroyi O Des Murs, Rev. Zool. 1846. p. 241. 
My ioph on u s Temm. f 
Bill moderate, with the sides much compressed, and the culmen curved to the tip, which is enia 
ginated ; the gonys long and ascending ; the nostrils lateral, placed in a short broad membranous gi°° v ’’ 
with the opening anterior, rounded, and exposed. Wings long and rounded, with the fifth and six 
quills equal and longest. Tail rather long and rounded. Tarsi very long, and covered in front vh 
an entire scale. Toes long, with the outer toe longer than the inner, and united at the base ; the 11 
toe long and strong ; the claws rather long, strong, and much curved. 
It is in the jungles of India and Java that the species of this genus are observed, hopping about on the g r ° unC ^ 
search of insects and worms, which constitute their chief food, but they occasionally feed on fruits and berries- 
seen on trees, it is usually on the low-er bi’anches, such as are only a few feet above the ground. 
1. M .flaviroslris (Horsf.) Vigors, Linn. Trans, xiii. p. 149. — 
Myiophonus metallicus Temm. PL col. 170. 
2. M. Temminckii Vigors, Proc. Z. S. 1831. p. 171., Gould, 
Cent, of B. pi. 20. — Myiophonus nitidus Gray. 
. , Qe id- 
3. M. Horsfieldii Vigors, Proc. Z. S. 1831. p. 35., Gould, 
of B. pi. 21. , 
j 4. M. cyaneus (Horsf.) Linn. Trans, xiii. p. 149- — ^‘ tta c 
i cina Temm. PI. col. 194. ; Type of Arrenga Less. (1831)- 
* M. Isidore Geoffroy established this genus in 1838.' , j pess 0 ' 1 2 
t It is uncertain at what date this genus was established by M. Temminck, but it is long prior to Arrenga and Myiophaga ol 
(1831), which are synonymous. 
