<2S6 Sir T. S. Raffles's Descriptive Catalogue 



3. CUCULUS Malayanus. 



This species has some affinity to the C. lucidas. 



It is about seven inches in length ; brown above, with a 

 greenish gloss, particularly on the scapulars. The whole 

 under parts are transversely barred with white and brown un- 

 dulations. The wings are long, extending to about the middle 

 of the tail ; the coverts edged with ferruginous. The tail 

 consists of ten feathers, of which the upper are greenish- 

 brown, and the lower barred with brown, black and white. 

 The bill is somewhat compressed at the base, and the nostrils 

 are prominent. There is a row of white dots above the eyes. 



Native of the Malay peninsula. 



4. CUCULUS Bubutus*. 



This is one of the largest of the genus, being not much less than 

 two feet in length. The whole body is of a deep blue colour 

 with a greenish gloss. The wings are of a bright-red brown. 

 The bill is black, compressed and arched. The nostrils nar- 

 row and oblique. The eyes are surrounded by a circle of 

 black bristles. The irids are crimson. The tail, which is 

 blueish-black, without spots or bands, is cuneated, and con- 

 sists of ten feathers. The claw of the thumb-toe is longer 

 than that of the others, but not proportionally so long as that 

 of the C. Tolu. 



It is a native of the forests of Sumatra, and feeds principally 

 upon grasshoppers. 



* CerUrupus Bubutus. Horsfield, p. 180. 



5. CUCULUS 



