Chapter IV: Preface (4)

Black; throat yellowish-orange; the sides and ears white; pectoral bar
and tail-covers red; bill black, with a blue basal belt, the top convex
and but slightly curved, the sides thickened.

R. vitellinus. _Illiger_ ----

Le Pignancoin. _Vaill. pl._ 7.

_Var._? Le Grand Toucan a ventre rouge. _Vaill. pl._ 6.

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The descriptions of Dr. Latham, and the compilations of Dr. Shaw on the various species of Toucans, are so confused, and their synonyms so inaccurate, that it is quite impossible to quote them in reference to this bird; but which I am informed has already been distinguished by the celebrated Illiger as a distinct species, under the name here adopted.

Independent of colour, this differs from _R. Tucanus_ in having the bill less curved, the top convex and obscure pink, not flat and blue. The belt at the base is always vivid blue (grey in the dead bird), not, as in _R. Tucanus_, of a rich yellow. This I have never met with in Brazil; the other is common from lat. 8 to 23deg S. A drawing from the live bird by the late Sydenham Edwards (obligingly lent me by Lord Stanley) confirms others I have seen as to the colour of the bill, orbits, &c. It varies, however, in that of the throat, breadth of the red band, and in the tail-covers. A specimen I possess being somewhat larger, the breast is nearly white, and the upper tail-covers sulphur. In young birds the white on the sides is tinged with grey. I am inclined to consider the _Grand Toucan a ventre rouge_ of Vaillant as a mere variety, having the red pectoral bar very broad.

In general size it is rather larger than the Brazilian Toucan. Our figure is on the exact scale of four-tenths to an inch. Its precise locality I am unacquainted with. We hope to enlarge more on this interesting genus in another publication.

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Pl. 57

UNIO nasutus.

_Rostrated River-Mussel._

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GENERIC CHARACTER.

_Testa transversa, aequivalvis, non affixa; natibus decorticatis,
suberosis; impressio muscularis postica composita. Dens cardinalis
unicus, brevis, irregularis, simplex aut bipartitus, substriatus;
dentes laterales duo, elongati, compressi, infra pubem producti._

Typus Genericus _Mya Pictorum_. Linn.

Shell transverse, equivalve, not affixed, the tops decorticated.
Posterior muscular depressions double. Cardinal tooth one, short,
irregular, simple or double, striated; lateral teeth two, elongated,
compressed, and prolonged beneath the corslet.

Generic Type _Mya Pictorum_. Linn.

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SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

_U. (Div. 2.) testa transversim elongata, margine dorsi recta, antice
angulata oblique attenuata, extremitate subtruncata._

Unio (Div. 2.). Shell transversely elongated: dorsal margin straight;
anterior side angulated, obliquely attenuated, the extremity slightly
truncated.

_Lister, tab._ 151. _fig._ 6.

Unio nasutus. _Say in Encycl. Am. Conch. pl._ iv. _fig._ 1.

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This is one of the most natural genera in the modern systems of conchology, as it includes all fresh-water bivalves having two rough cardinal teeth in one valve and one in the other. The colours of all are more or less dark-brown, sometimes radiated with green; but the specific characters rest on the contour of the shell and the proportion of the teeth.

There can be no doubt this shell is the _Unio nasutus_ of Say, who refers to the figure of Lister. The _Unio nasuta_ however of Lamarck I apprehend will be found different, as he seems to think; his shell also is purple inside with short thick teeth; indeed so much uncertainty hangs on the shells of this genus, that the species can only be fixed by ample descriptions and very correct figures. The figure is from a shell in the Linnaean Society's cabinet. Mr. Say says it is common in the Delaware River, North America.

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Pl. 58

ACHATINA crenata.

_Green hair-streaked Achatina._

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GENERIC CHARACTER.--See Pl. 30.

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SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

_A. (Div. 2.) testa alba, fasciis viridibus capillaribus; spira
elongata, subattenuata, anfractibus 6 convexis, labio exteriore
crenato; basi subtruncata._

Shell white, with capillary green bands; spire elongated,
sub-attenuated, of six convex volutions; outer lip crenated; base
slightly truncate.

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A few specimens of this most delicate and beautiful shell were found by my brother, Mr. J. T. Swainson, jun. in the island of Cuba; nor am I aware of its having by any other means reached our cabinets, excepting a distinct variety which occurred in Mrs. Angus's, and is now (together with a young one of the same) in Mr. Dubois's collection. This has, in addition to the green bands on the spire, a row of bead-like cinereous spots at the base of the first and second spiral whorl; and others of a longitudinal square form on those whorls nearest the tip, which, with the inner lip, is slightly tinged with pink. The form of the shell also is shorter; but the general contour, and particularly the crenated mouth, common to both, clearly proves it can be considered only as a distinct variety. The specimen we have figured agrees with all those sent at the same time, in having not the slightest appearance of spots, though in a perfect state of preservation. The little notches on the margin of the lip are always placed at the commencement of each of the green lines; the base of the column is straight, and slightly truncated before it joins the outer lip.

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Pl. 59

PSITTACUS Barrabandii.

_Red-collared Parakeet._

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GENERIC CHARACTER.--See Pl. 1.

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SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

_P. viridis, sincipite gulaque flavis; torque coccineo circa medium
cervicem extendente; rostro rubro; alis spuriis caerulescentibus._

Green, fore-part of the head and throat yellow; round the middle of the
neck in front an orange-red collar; bill red; spurious wings blueish.

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The vast and little known region of New Holland has afforded us some of the most beautiful birds of this superb family, and among which the species now, as we believe, for the first time published, will stand conspicuous. It is from a fine skin in the possession of Mr. Leadbeater, and is named in honour of the late M. Barraband, the first ornithological painter that France or any other country has produced.

The tail is very long, measuring eight inches three quarters; the total length of the bird being near fifteen inches. The green which predominates over the plumage is bright and changeable, having a blueish tinge on the hind head, which is much darker and stronger on the outer margins of the quills and middle of the tail-feathers: the back and scapulars are tinged with an olive-brown; the spurious quills and their protecting covers are greenish-blue, appearing in some lights entirely of the latter colour; the inner margin of the quills and tail, as well as their entire under surface, deep brownish-black; but the tips of the tail-feathers beneath are much paler; the two middle feathers five inches longer than the outermost, and extending near two inches beyond any of the others; their extremities instead of being pointed are rather widened and rounded. Bill red; ears and space between the eye and bill green; fore-part of the head, chin, and half the neck, a clear orange-yellow, which is terminated by a narrow collar of a beautiful orange-red; the remaining under plumage pale-green; inner wing-covers darker. Legs black. The fourth, fifth and sixth quills notched at their tips.

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Pl. 60

THYREUS Abbottii.

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GENERIC CHARACTER.

(_Familia Sphingidis_ Latreille.)

_Antennae lineares, in medio incrassatae, in maribus extrinsecus
ciliatae, (sub-barbatae) in foeminis simplices, filiformes, mucrone
obtuso arcuato sensim terminantes. Palpi breves, obtusi, in utroque
sexu similes. Alae opacae, angulatae. Abdomen crassum, barbatum._

Antennae linear, thickened in the middle, externally ciliated in the
male, simple and filiform in the female, gradually ending in an
arcuated, obtuse hook. Palpi short, obtuse, alike in both sexes. Wings
opaque, angulated. Abdomen thick, bearded.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

_T. alis angulatis, anticis testaceis, fusco umbratis et oblique
lineatis; posticis flavis, margine lato nigro._

T. Wings angulated; anterior testaceous, with lineated brown shades and
oblique lines; posterior yellow, with a broad black border.

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A lovely insect, which is unfigured, and, as far as we can ascertain, undescribed by any author. It appertains to the Linnaean genus _Sphinx_, which can be viewed (from the immense diversity and great number of the species) only as a family containing many and striking natural genera: in modern arrangement it is most nearly allied to the _Sesiae_ of Fabricius, from which, as it strikingly differs in the formation of the palpi and antennae, I have separated it.

I have named this insect to commemorate the exertions of Mr. Abbott, well known as having furnished the materials for that beautiful work the Lepidopterous Insects of Georgia, edited by Sir James Edward Smith. And from the unpublished drawings of this zealous collector, the larva and pupa have been figured. Mr. Abbott writes that it is a rare species in Georgia, and feeds on the grape. The female differs not in colour from the male, which is here represented.

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Pl. 61

TAMYRIS Nurscia.

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GENERIC CHARACTER.--See Pl. 33.

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SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

_T. alis nigris, anticis supra fascia centrali rufescente, infra
punctis duobus ad basim albidis; posticis infra caesiis, cinereis, basi
nigris linea obsoleta albida; margine nigro._

Wings black; anterior above with a central reddish band, and two white
basal dots beneath; posterior beneath grey and cinereous; base black
with an obsolete white line; margin black.

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The marginal fringe of the lower wings in this species has a few white dots between the nerves, and the upper surface is sprinkled or powdered in the middle with blueish-green atoms; on the under surface of the anterior wings the lower part of the band is orange, the upper bright rufous; and within the black margin of the posterior wings is a large blueish spot, and two or three whitish dots on the sides of the thorax. It seems nearest allied to _Hesp. Celsus_ of Fabricius, which is only slightly described from Mr. Jones's unpublished drawings.

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TAMYRIS Laonome._--lower figure._

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SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

_T. alis utrinque similibus, concoloribus fuscis, margine communi
aurantiacis; capite anoque rubris._

Wings in both sexes alike, uniform brown, with a common margin of
orange; head and tail red.

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The under surface of this insect (a female) perfectly resembles the upper: it will approach near to _Hesp. Amiatus_ of Fabricius, which no doubt belongs to this genus.

For both these interesting insects, not to be found in Fabricius, I am indebted to the liberality of my friend Professor Klug, Director of the Royal Museum at Berlin: no note accompanied them, I therefore conclude they are undescribed, and probably inhabiting South America.

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Pl. 62

PSITTACUS discolor.

_Red-shouldered Parakeet._

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GENERIC CHARACTER.--See Pl. 1.

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SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

_P. viridis; fronte, mento, tegminibus inferioribus, macula cervicali,
lateribus et scapularibus coccineis; humeris puniceis; vertice,
tegminibus exterioribus remigibusque violaceis; rectricibus fulvo
marginatis._

P. Green; front, chin, under wing-covers, and spots in the neck, flanks
and scapulars crimson; shoulders dark-red; crown, external wing-covers,
and lateral tail-feathers violet-blue; quills blueish-black margined
with yellow.

P. discolor. Red-shouldered Parakeet. _White's Voyage, pl. at p._ 263.

La Perruche Banks. _Le Vaill, pl._ 50.

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This is another of the splendid little Parakeets inhabiting the forests of New Holland; and vivid as the colouring may appear in our figure, it sinks into dullness when compared with the bird itself. Dr. Shaw was the first who described it in White's Voyage to New South Wales, where it is badly represented. It has been since figured by Le Vaillant, probably from a female or imperfect specimen, as the tail is represented by far too short, and the colours not quite agreeing with that in my collection.

Total length eleven inches. The upper plumage bright green, tinged with blue on the sides of the neck, lighter and yellowish beneath; the crown of the head sapphire or violet-blue, with a crimson belt in front, and a large patch of the same round the chin; paler spots of this colour are also in front of the neck, breast, flanks, and under tail-covers; the under wing-covers are deep crimson, as well as the inner shafts of some of the lesser covers outside; the shoulders dark blood-colour; the outer wing-covers deep-blue on the margin of the wings, gradually changing to a vivid blue, which blends with the green. Quills black glossed with violet, margined externally and internally with yellow. Tail near five inches long, the middle feathers dark rufous tipped with blueish; the rest more or less rufous at the base, and shining blue beyond. Bill and legs pale.

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Pl. 63

AMMODYTES.

_Sand-Lance._

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GENERIC CHARACTER.

_Corpus gracile, teretiusculum, polyedrum, elongatum, squamis vix
conspicuis. Labium superius duplicatum; mandibula inferior angusta,
acuminata. Membrana branchiostega septem-radiata. Pinna dorsalis
corpore pene aequalis, radiis simplicibus flexilibus._

Typus Genericus _Ammodytes Tobianus_. Linn.

Body slender, roundish, many-sided, with minute scales. Upper lip
doubled; lower jaw narrow pointed. Gill membrane seven-rayed. Dorsal
fin nearly as long as the body, with simple flexible rays.

Generic Type _Sand-Lance_. Pennant.

OBS. The _Ammodytes cicerelus_ of my friend Professor Rafinesque must
be different from _A. siculus_

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AMMODYTES Siculus.

_Sicilian Sand-Lance._

_A. pinna dorsali sinuata, in medio angustata, pone anum altiore._

Dorsal fin sinuated, narrowed in the middle and broadest behind.

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Of this genus, hitherto considered as possessing only a unique example, we were fortunate in discovering while in Sicily the new species now figured, and which early in the year visit the coasts near Palermo and Messina in prodigious quantities. There is no striking difference between this and _A. Tobianus_, excepting the extraordinary shape of the dorsal fin, which is invariably undulated and narrowed in the middle. It never grows to a size exceeding the figure, and is usually much less; while the British species is often found double the length. Like that, also, _A. Siculus_ has the lateral line running close to the dorsal fin; for the fine line in the middle of the side, as Lacepede has well observed, is that only which connects the muscles. That author likewise mentions, that the jaws in _A. Tobianus_ have minute teeth, but these I could never discover. The rays of the fins are, pect. 16; dorsal 56; anal 30.

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AMMODYTES Tobianus.

_Common Sand-Lance__--upper figure._

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_A. pinna dorsali lineari, aequali._

Dorsal fin linear, equal.

_Linn. Syst. Nat. vol._ i. _p._ 1145. _Pennant_ iv. _pl._ 28. _Bloch,
pl._ 73. 2.

_Lacepede_, ii. 275. _Klein Hist. Pisc. fasc._ iv. _tab._ 12. _f._ 10.

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This, though a very common fish, has been figured by all authors as if the rays were spined and naked at their extremity; they are, on the contrary, soft and connected.

It abounds at certain times on many parts of our coasts. The number of rays stand thus: Pectoral 12; dorsal 51; anal 27.

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Pl. 64

MACROGLOSSUM assimile.

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GENERIC CHARACTER.

_Antennae subfusiformes, sursum versus sensim crassescentes, apice unco
brevissimo gracili incurvato abrupte terminato, in maribus
sub-barbatae, in foeminis simplices et graciliores. Palpi porrecti,
crassi, articulo ultimo acuto. Alae opacae, integrae. Abdomen crassum,
barbatum._

Typus Genericus _Sphinx stellatarum_. Linn.

Antennae subfusiform, gradually thickest towards the end, the tip
abruptly terminating in a very short slender incurved hook; ciliated in
the male, simple and more slender in the female. Palpi porrected,
thick, the last joint pointed. Wings opaque, entire. Abdomen thick,
bearded.

Generic Type _Sphinx stellatarum_. Linn.

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SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

_M. alis supra fuscis; anticis fasciis duabus obsoletis, puncto
nigrante terminali, posticis in medio, tribus maculisque lateralibus
abdominis aurantiacis._

Wings brown; anterior with two darker obscure bands, and a terminal
blackish dot; middle of the posterior wings, and three lateral spots on
the body, orange.

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This genus was instituted by Scopoli many years ago, and differs principally from _Sesia_ by having opaque wings, and from _Thyreus_ by the very great difference in the construction of their antennae. Many exotic species are known, but only one is found in Europe (_Sphinx stellatarum_ of Linn.), which likewise inhabits our own country, and to which this our insect is very nearly allied.

Though by no means uncommon in collections, I cannot find this species either figured or described, nor indeed am acquainted with its locality. The under figure is of the male; the upper of the female; which differs only in the wings being rather broader, and in having one segment in the body less than in the other sex.

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Pl. 65

CONUS Augur.

_Girdled Cone._

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GENERIC CHARACTER.

_Testa univalvis, turbinata, s. inverse conica, convoluta; apertura
longitudinalis, angustata, edentata; basi effusa; spira brevissima._

Typus Genericus _Conus marmoratus_, &c. Linn.

Shell univalve, turbinated, inversely conic, convolute; aperture
longitudinal, narrow, not toothed; base effuse; spire very short.

Generic Type _Conus marmoratus_, &c.

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SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

_C. testa glabra, fulvo-albida, fasciis latis nigro-castaneis,
lineisque transversis punctatis; spira obtusa, convexa, striata,
depressa._

Shell smooth, fulvous-white, with broad dark chesnut bands and
transverse lines of dots; spire obtuse, convex, striated, depressed.

C. augur. _Lamarck Annal. Mus._ xv. 277. _Encycl. Meth._ 333. 6.

Conus magus. _Gmelin_ 3392. 57. _Martini_ ii. 58. 641.

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The Girdled Cone is conspicuous among the beautiful shells of this extensive family, by the broad and rich chesnut bands, which are either two or three in number, and more or less broken into spots; in high-coloured shells the minute lines of dots between them are also of the same colour. It is not a common species, and inhabits the Asiatic ocean.

This is the _Conus Magus_ of Gmelin and Martini, and of our sale catalogues: this error has originated from Gmelin having described two distinct shells, _C. Augur_ and _C. Magus_, under the latter name.

I have not referred to Lister's figure 755. 7, being doubtful of its affinity; and those of Martini and Bruguieres are very bad.

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Pl. 66

MITRA lugubris.

_White-banded Mitre._

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GENERIC CHARACTER.--See Pl. 23.

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SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

_M. testa inverse pyriformi, fusca; sulcis transversis intus punctatis;
anfractibus superne obsolete plicatis, fasciaque alba ornatis; labio
exteriore tenui, margine crenata; columella 4-plicata; basi alba,
truncata._

Shell inversely pear-shaped, brown, with transverse sulcated grooves,
punctured within; volutions above obsoletely plaited and banded with
white; outer-lip thin, margin crenated; pillar four-plaited; base
white, truncated.

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We have had much difficulty in the investigation of this species: for its characters cannot be reconciled with any of those contained in Lamarck's Monograph of the genus in the _Annales du Museum_. With regard to the unnamed figures in the old authors, it bears the closest resemblance to that of _Gualtieri_, tab. 32. G, which Lamarck quotes for his _M. crocata_; but then his description is not at all applicable to our shell; and Mr. Dillwyn's synonyms of the Linnean _V. nodulosa_ (where he has also included _M. crocata_), we are satisfied comprises two or even three distinct shells.

This was named by Dr. Solander from the specimen in Mr. G. Humphrys's collection here figured: it is exceedingly rare, and its locality unknown. In form it resembles a _Buccinum_; the transverse grooves are broad, strongly defined, and have large and deep excavated dots within them; the upper part of each whorl has an appearance of irregular plaits, which makes the suture uneven, and takes off something from the smoothness of the lower part of the whorls, but the shell is in no way granulated.

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MITRA ferruginea.

_Thick-lipped Mitre._

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SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

_M. testa nubila, maculisque ferrugineis interstincta; costis
transversis, elevatis; labio exteriore crasso, obtuse crenato;
columella 4-plicata._

Shell clouded and spotted with ferrugineous, with transverse elevated
ribs; outer lip thick, obtusely crenated; pillar four-plaited.

M. ferruginea. _Lam. Ann. du Mus. vol._ 17. _p._ 200.

_Young._ Vol. vitulina. _Dill._ 553.--_Martini_ 4. 149. 1380 & 1.

_Variety_ more elongated. Vol. abbatis. _Dill._ 557. _Chemnitz_ 11.
_t._ 177. 1709 & 10.

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This (a common shell) can be no other than the _M. ferruginea_ of Lamarck, though neither that author nor any other has noticed its primary distinguishing character, that of the uncommon thickness of the outer lip at the margin, which is also divided into convex obtuse crenations; in young shells this is not apparent; such is Martini's figure. Mr. Dillwyn has changed Lamarck's name to _Vitulina_ for this, and given the name of _Abbatis_ to the variety more lengthened, figured by Chemnitz; but which, from specimens now before us, we consider with Lamarck only as a variety, possessing all the essential characters here given to both.

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GENERAL INDEX

TO

VOL. I.

IN THE ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

Pl. || Pl.
Psittacus Cayennensis 1 || Parakeet, Cayenne gold-winged 1
||
Sitta frontalis 2 || Blue Nuthatch 2
||
Mitra zonata 3 || Zoned Mitre 3
||
Bulimus melastomus 4 || Black-mouthed Bulimus 4
||
Colias Statira 5 || Colias Statira 5
Leachiana 6 || Leach's Colias 6
||
Carduelis cucullata 7 || Hooded Seed-eater 7
||
Merops urica 8 || Javanese Bee-eater 8
||
Helix auriculata 9 || Eared Helix 9
||
Strombus minimus 10 || Little Strombus 10
variabilis ib. || Variable do. ib.
||
Drusilla Horsfieldii 11 || Drusilla Horsfieldii 11
||
Gobius Suerii 12 || Suerian Goby 12
||
Platyrhynchus Ceylonensis 13 || Ceylonese Flatbill 13
||
Picus rubiginosus 14 || Brown Woodpecker 14
||
Licinia Melite 15 || Licinia Melite 15
||
Ismene Oedipodea 16 || Ismene Oedipodea 16
||
Bulimus zonatus 17 || Zoned Bulimus 17
||
Mitra contracta 18 || Contracted Mitre 18
australis ib. || Southern do. ib.
||
Tinamus Tataupa 19 || Tataupa Tinamau 19
||
Picus Braziliensis 20 || Brazilian Woodpecker 20
||
Procnias hirundacea 21 || Swallow Berry-eater 21
||
Terias Elvina 22 || Terias Elvina 22
||
Mitra vittata 23 || Ribbon Mitre 23
||
Conoelix marmoratus 24 || Marbled Conoelix 24
lineatus ib. || Lineated do. ib.
punctatus ib. || Punctured do. ib.
||
Procnias Melanocephalus 25 || Black-headed Berry-eater 25
||
Alcedo azurea 26 || Azure Kingsfisher 26
||
Halcyon collaris 27 || Collared Crab-eater 27
||
Hesperia Haworthiana 28 || Haworth's Hesperia 28
||
Mitra cancellata 29 || Contracted Mitre 29
rigida ib. || Ribbed do. ib.
||
Achatina marginata 30 || Marginated Achatina 30
||
Phibalura cristata 31 || Crested Shortbill 31
||
Psaris Cuvierii 32 || Cuvier's Psaris 32
||
Tamyris Zeleucus 33 || Tamyris Zeleucus 33
||
Colias Godartiana 34 || Godart's Colias 34
||
Mitra bifasciata 35 || Double-banded Mitre 35
||
Achatina perversa 36 || Reverse Achatina 36
||
Procnias cucullata 37 || Hooded Berry-eater 37
||
Picus bicolor 38 || Black-and-white Woodpecker 38
||
Hesperia Itea 39 || Hesperia Itea 39
Cynisca 40 || Cynisca 40
||
Achatina pallida 41 || Pale Achatina 41
||
Oliva Braziliana 42 || Brazilian Olive 42
||
Melliphaga auricomis 43 || Yellow-tufted Honeysucker 43
||
Pteroglossus sulcatus 44 || Groove-billed Aracari 44
||
Ramphastos carinatus 45 || Carinated Toucan 45
||
Bulimus citrinus 46 || Citron Bulimus 46
citrinus, _var._ 47 || Reverse-banded do. 47
aureus ib. || Golden do. ib.
||
Mitra casta 48 || Chesnut-banded Mitre 48
||
Oxyrhynchus cristatus 49 || Crested Shortbill 49
||
Alcedo Asiatica 50 || Asiatic Kingsfisher 50
||
Colias Pyrene 51 || White African Colias 51
Argante 52 || Orange Colias 52
||
Strombus cylindricus 53 || False scarlet Strombus 53
Persicus ib. || Persian do. ib.
||
Mitra lyraeformis 54 || Harp Mitre 54
||
Solen ambiguus 55 || Ambiguous Solen 55
||
Ramphastos vitellinus 56 || Sulphur-and-white Toucan 56
||
Unio nasutus 57 || Rostrated River Mussel 57
||
Achatina crenata 58 || Green hair-streaked Achatina 58
||
Psittacus Barrabandii 59 || Red-collared Parakeet 59
||
Thyreus Abbottii 60 || Thyreus Abbottii 60
||
Tamyris Nurscia 61 || Tamyris Nurscia 61
Laonome ib. || Laonome 61
||
Psittacus discolor 62 || Red-shouldered Parakeet 62
||
Ammodytes Tobianus 63 || Common Sandlance 63
Siculus ib. || Sicilian Sandlance ib.
||
Macroglossum assimile 64 || Macroglossum assimile 64
||
Conus Augur 65 || Girdled Cone 65
||
Mitra lugubris 66 || White-banded Mitre 66
ferruginea ib. || Thick-lipped Mitre ib.

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GENERAL ALPHABETIC INDEX

OF

LATIN AND ENGLISH NAMES

TO

VOLUME I.

Pl.
Achatina, Gen. Char. 30
crenata 58
marginata 30
pallida 41
perversa 36
_green hair-streaked_ 58
_marginated_ 30
_pale_ 41
_reverse_ 36

Alcedo, Gen. Char. 26
Asiatica 50
azurea 26

Ammodytes, Gen. Char. 63
Tobianus ib.
Siculus ib.

_Aracari, Grooved-bill_ 44

_Bee-eater, Javanese_ 8

_Berry-eater, black-headed_ 25
_hooded_ 37
_Swallow_ 21

Bulimus, Gen. Char. 4
aureus 47
citrinus 46
citrinus, _var._ 47
melastomus 4
zonatus 17
_black-mouthed_ 4
_Citron_ 46
_reverse-banded do._ 47
_golden_ ib.
_zoned_ 17

Carduelis, Gen. Char. 7
cucullata 7

Colias, Gen. Char. 5
Argante 52
Godartiana 34
Leachiana 6
Pyrene 51
Statira 5
_Godart's_ 34
_Leach's_ 6
_orange_ 52
_white African_ 51

_Cone, girdled_ 65

Conus, Gen. Char. ib.
Augur ib.

Conoelix, Gen. Char. 24
lineatus ib.
marmoratus ib.
punctatus ib.
_lineated_ ib.
_marbled_ ib.
_punctured_ ib.

_Crab-eater, collared_ 27

Drusilla, Gen. Char. 11
Horsfieldii ib.

_Flatbill, Ceylonese_ 13

Gobius, Gen. Char. 12
Suerii ib.

_Goby, Suerian_ ib.

Halcyon, Gen. Char. 27
collaris ib.

Helix, Gen. Char. 9
auriculata ib.
_eared_ ib.

Hesperia, Gen. Char. 28
Cynisca 40
Haworthiana 28
Itea 39
_Haworth's_ 28

_Honeysucker, yellow-tufted_ 43

Ismene Oedipodea 16

_Kingsfisher, Asiatic_ 50
_azure_ 26

Licinia, Gen. Char. 15
melite ib.

Macroglossum, Gen. Char. 64
assimile ib.

Melliphaga, Gen. Char. 43
auricomis ib.

Merops, Gen. Char. 8
urica ib.

Mitra, Gen. Char. 3, 23
australis 18
bifasciata 35
cancellata 29
casta 48
contracta 18
ferruginea 66
lugubris ib.
lyraeformis 54
olivaeformis 48
rigida 29
vittata 23
zonata 3
_Mitre, contracted_ 18
_cancellated_ 29
_chesnut-banded_ 48
_double do._ 35
_Harp_ 54
_olive-shaped_ 48
_ribbed_ 29
_ribbon_ 23
_southern_ 18
_thick-lipped_ 66
_white-banded_ ib.
_zoned_ 3

_Mussel, rostrated, River_ 57

_Nuthatch, blue_ 2

Oliva, Gen. Char. 42
Braziliana ib.

_Olive, Brazilian_ ib.

Oxyrhynchus, Gen. Char. 49
cristatus ib.

_Parakeet, Cayenne gold winged_ 1
_red-shouldered_ 62
_red-collared_ 59

Phibalura, Gen. Char. 31
cristata ib.

Picus, Gen. Char. 14
Braziliensis 20
bicolor 38
rubiginosus 14

Platyrhynchus, Gen. Char. 13
Ceylonensis ib.

Procnias, Gen. Char. 21
cucullata 37
hirundacea 21
Melanocephalus 25

Psaris, Gen. Char. 32
Cuvierii ib.
_Cuvier's_ ib.

Psittacus, Gen. Char. 1
Cayennensis ib.
Barrabandii 59
discolor 62

Pteroglossus, Gen. Char. 44
sulcatus ib.

Ramphastos, Gen. Char. 45
carinatus ib.
vitellinus 56

Sand-lance, common 63
Sicilian ib.

_Seed-eater, hooded_ 7

_Sharp-bill, crested_ 49

_Short-bill, crested_ 31

Sitta, Gen. Char. 2
frontalis ib.

Solen, Gen. Char. 55
ambiguus ib.
_ambiguous_ ib.

Strombus, Gen. Char. 10
cylindricus 53
minimus 10
Persicus 53
variabilis 10
_little_ 10
_false scarlet_ 53
_Persian_ ib.
_variable_ 10

Tamyris, Gen. Char. 33
Laonome 61
Nurscia 61
Zeleucus 33

Terias, Gen. Char. 22
Elvina ib.

Thyreus, Gen. Char. 60
Abbottii ib.

Tinamus, Gen. Char. 19
Tataupa ib.

_Tinamou Tataupa_ ib.

_Toucan, carinated_ 45
_sulphur-and-white_ 56

Unio, Gen. Char. 57
nasutus ib.

_Woodpecker, brown_ 14
_black-and-white_ 38
_Brazilian_ 20

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SYSTEMATIC INDEX.

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VERTEBROSA.