of a Zoological Collection made in Sumatra. Part II. 887 



5. CUCULUS MELANOGNATHTJS*. 

 INGGANG BALUK AR. /Jj ij^l 



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It is about 17 inches long. Back and wings blueish-grcen with 

 a metallic gloss. The first half of the tail is of the same co- 

 lour, but the extremity is of a deep sanguine brown. The 

 throat, breast and uropygium are also brown ; the abdomen 

 is blackish. The head is covered with stiff bristly feathers, 

 of a greyish-black. The bill is of a glaucous-green colour, 

 compressed, arched, and somewhat hooked at the point. The 

 lower mandible is red, and similarly curved. The nostrils 

 are round, situated near the edge of the upper mandible, 

 and surrounded by a fascicle of stiff erect bristles. A large 

 naked red space surrounds the eyes, and extends forward to 

 the bill. The irids are black. The feet are lead-coloured. 



It lives on insects, and not, as has been stated, on fruits. It 

 is found on the hills of Sumatra and the neighbouring islands ; 

 but is not easily procured, as it commonly perches on the sum- 

 mits of the highest trees. 



6. CUCULUS Sumatranus. 



Sep an do of the Sumatrans. j.juL~- 



Is a smaller species, nearly related to the preceding. 

 It has the same yellowish- green curved bill and naked red space 

 round the eyes, and the same colours on the back and wings. 

 The nostrils are similarly situated, but are not so round, their 

 opening being somewhat elongated upwards. The length of 

 this is about 15 inches, and the tail is nearly twice the length 

 of the body. The head, throat, and breast are of a uniform 



* Phankophaus metanognathus. Horsfield, p. 178. 



2 p 2 dark 



