CONTENTS. 
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Titlepage. i 
Dedication. iii 
Contents. v 
List of Plates. vii 
Preface. is 
Introduction. xi 
General Remarks. xi 
General Characters and Anatomy ... xi 
Pterylosis. xii 
Syrinx. . xii 
History of the Rollers. xiv 
Classification.xviii 
Habits and Distribution. xix 
Table of Geographical Distribution ... xx 
Family CORACIIDtE ... 1 
Subfamily CoraciiNjE. . . 1 
Genus Coracias, Linn. ... 1 
Coracias abyssinicus^ Gmel . 3 
-lorti^ Shelley . 7 
-caudatus, Linn . 9 
-spatulatus^ Trim . 13 
—— weigalli^ Dresser . 17 
-garrulus, Linn . 19 
-indicus, Linn . 27 
-afifinis^ McClelland . 35 
-nsevius, Baud . 33 
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Coracias mosambicus^ Dresser . 43 
-cyanogaster, Cuvier . 47 
-temmincki, Vieill . 49 
Genus Eurystomus, Vieill. . , 51 
Eurystomus glaucurus, P. L. S. Muller ... 53 
-afer^ Lath . 57 
-gularis_, Vieill . 33 
-orientalis, Linn . 67 
-pacificus_, Lath . 75 
-crassirostris_, Sclater . 79 
-salomonensis^ Sharpe . 81 
-azure us_, Gray . 83 
Subfamily Brachypteraciin^. 85 
Genus Brachypteracias, Lafr. . . 85 
Bracbypteracias leptosomus^ Less . 87 
-squamigePj Lafr . 89 
Genus Atelornis^ Percheran . . 91 
Atelornis pittoides^ Lafr . 93 
-crossleyq Sharpe . 97 
Subfamily Le p T o s oM I N ^ . . 101 
Genus Leptosomus, Vieill. . . 101 
Leptosomus discolor^ Herm . 103 
■-gracilis^ Milne-Edw. ^ Oust . 107 
Index.109 
