. Illustrations of Indian ornithology : containing fifty figures of new, unfigured and interesting species of birds, chiefly from the south of India . is the ime in this genus where the plumage is so very similar it may still be a distinct speciesfrom the Javanese one, and if so I would propose the name oiairipennis, and I add its di • Mr. Blytli has just sent me for inspection a Nightjar sent by Hodgson as C. innotatus, which he considers as Mahrattemit3t appears to mc tt) l»u a very pale vanity of C. Indicus with much worn and a braded plumage. Illustrations of hidian Orni
. Illustrations of Indian ornithology : containing fifty figures of new, unfigured and interesting species of birds, chiefly from the south of India . is the ime in this genus where the plumage is so very similar it may still be a distinct speciesfrom the Javanese one, and if so I would propose the name oiairipennis, and I add its di • Mr. Blytli has just sent me for inspection a Nightjar sent by Hodgson as C. innotatus, which he considers as Mahrattemit3t appears to mc tt) l»u a very pale vanity of C. Indicus with much worn and a braded plumage. Illustrations of hidian Ornithology. mensions—Length about 11 inches, Wing about 7J, Tall oJ to (i inches. I consider it per-liaps may be C. Asiaticus var C. Latham. 4th. C. Mahrattensis Sykes—I am inclined to consider IVom length of the tail as givenby Sykes that this may turn out to be C. Indicun. 1 liave a specimen from tlie West Coastsmaller than the generality of individuals of this varying species. 1 may add that the pro-bability of this conjecture is strengthened by Blyth having; referred what 1 consider a merevariety of C. LuUcits to Sykes Mahrattensis. XX\. Ctyx A((ytzc-/y/i^ ^ i^/«*>V^i/.^*#»<e t^j ■5^ ORB. IJVSESSOMES, TRIBE FISSIROSTRES FA31. Sw. GEN. CEYX. PLATE XXV. CEYX TRIDACTYLA. PURPLE 3 TOED KINGFISHER. Synon.—-d tridactyla, L. Latham and Shaw (in part). C. tridactyla, Sykes Cat., not ofJardine and Selby. A erithaca var. (apud Shaw) and Ked-headed Kingfisher, var. Latham. A purpurea, Auct., Buffon P. E. , Ceyx pu7pweus, Juesson. Ceyxmicrosoma Burton P. Z. S., Jerdon Cat. No. 246. The genus Ceyx was instituted by Lacepede for the 3 toed Kingfishers whichform a small and beautiful group. The synonymy of the species however is involved insome obscurity, different names having been even recently applied to the same species bydifferent authors. The description of the A. tridactyla of Linnaeus (in Latham and Shaw)appears to correspond as nearly as
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