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dark grey. The tail, like the back and wings, is of a metal- 

 lic blueish-green, and each feather is tipped with white. The 

 abdomen is nearly black, shading into rufous towards the 

 breast and vent. 



Inhabits Sumatra and the adjacent islands, and lives on in- 

 sects. It appears to resemble very nearly the C. pyrocephalus. 



7- CUCULUS c n lor op u eus. 

 Boo boot. <^->jJ^ 



The characters of this species are in some degree intermediate 

 between the true Cuckows and those of the two preceding, which 

 belong to the division called after Le Vaillant Malcoha. 



The eyes are surrounded by a naked space of the same green 

 colour as the bill, which however is nearly straight, strong, 

 and hooked at the point. The bird is about 13 inches in 

 length, and the tail is longer than the body. The general 

 colour is fawn or ferruginous, lighter on the under-parts, and 

 passing into black at the extremity of the wing-feathers. The 

 abdomen is blackish. The tail is dark coloured, regularly 

 marked with numerous bands of black, while the extremity 

 of each feather is white. The legs are blueish. 



This species inhabits the forests of Sumatra, but is not com- 

 mon. It feeds on insects, like the rest of the genus. 



PICUS. Tukki. J3 



1. PICUS AFFINIS. 

 TUKKI BAWANG. cjjb ^Jj 



Is related to the Picus viridis, differing, however, in several 

 particulars. 



This 



