DICRURINJE. 
9. D. leucogaster Vieill. N. Diet. Hist. Nat. ix. 587., Le Vaill. 
Ois. d’Afr. t. 171. — Dicrurus albiventer Steph. 
10. D. leucophaeus Vieill. N. Diet. Hist. Nat. ix. 587-, Le Vaill. 
Ois. d’Afr. t. 170. — Dicrurus ceylonensis Steph. 
11. D. cinerascens Horsf. Linn. Trans, xiii. 145. 
12. D. maorocercus Vieill. N. Diet. Hist. Nat. ix. 588., Le Vaill. 
Ois. d’Afr. t. 174. — Muscicapa biloba Licht.-, Dicrurus indicus 
Steph. ; D. Fingah Blyth ; D. balicassius of Ind. Orn. ; D. albirictus 
Hodgs. 
13. D. hracteatus Gould, Proc. Z. S. — Dicrurus balicassius Fig. 
Horsf, 
14. D. virideseens Gould, Proc. Z. S. 1836. 6. 
15. D. musicus Vieill. N. Diet. Hist. Nat. ix. 586., Le Vaill. Ois. 
d’Afr. t. l67, 168. — Muscicapa emarginata Licht. 
16. D. mystaceus Vieill. N. Diet. Hist. Nat. ix. 583., Le Vaill. 
Ois. d’Afr. t. 1 69. — Muscicapa divarieata Licht. 
1 7 . D. luguttris (Ehrenb.) Sym. Phys. t. 8. f. 3. 
18. D. Ludwigii Smith, 111. S. Afr. Zool. Birds, pi. 34. 
19. D. canipennis Swains. B. of W. Afr. 1. 254. 
20. D. atripennis Swains. B. of W. Afr. 1. 256. 
21. D. indicus Hodgs. As.Res.xviii.pl. 
22. ? D. ctsrulescens Blyth. 
Chibia Hodgs.* 
Bill long, both mandibles curved downwards towards the tips, the culmen elevated and keeled, the 
sides sloping towards the margins, the base broad, and the sides gradually compressed towards 
the point which is slightly emarginated ; the nostrils basal, lateral, and covered with short plumes and 
bristles. Wings long, with the fourth and fifth quills equal and longest. Tail lengthened ; the outer 
feather on each side curled at the end. Tarsi short and strongly scutellated. Toes short, strong, and 
strongly scutellated ; the hind toe very strong, and equal in length to the middle one. 
The type is peculiar to the continent of India ; and its habits have not yet been noticed by naturalists. 
C. hottentottus (Linn.) Strickl. — Edolius barbatus Gray ; E. Crishna Gould; Criniger splendens Tick. ; Chibia casia Hodgs. 
Bhringa Hodgs.-f 
Bill moderate, broad, and slightly depressed at the base ; the culmen keeled and curved to the tip, 
which is emarginated; the lateral margins nearly straight, except at the point, which is suddenly 
hooked ; the nostrils and the basal half of the bill concealed by the projecting plumes and bristles. The 
other characters like those of Dicrurus. 
It is in various parts of India that this species has been found, and its habits are very similar to those of Dicrurus. 
B. remifer (Temm.) PI. col. 178. — Edolius malabaricus Horsf. ? ; Bhringa tectirostris Hodgs. 
Chaptia Hodgs. X 
Bill moderate, broad and depressed at the base ; the culmen gradually curved to the tip, which is 
emarginated ; the lateral margins nearly straight, except at the point, which is hooked ; the nostrils basal, 
lateral, and concealed by the projecting plumes and bristles. The remaining characters are similar to 
those of Dicrurus. 
* Established by Mr. Hodgson in 1837 ( Indian Review). The name was changed in 1841 by the same gentleman to Cometes. 
Criniger of Mr. Tickell (183 ) is coequal. 
t It was in 1837 that Mr. Hodgson established this subgenus ( Indian Review). 
+ Mr Hodgson established this subgenus in 1837 ( Indian Review). 
