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nigris ; Jronte, remigibus, rectricibusque mediis cyaneis, illo 



pallidiori; rectricibus sublus t apicibusque supr&Jlavis, 



Irides alba?, subflavo-marginatae. Longitudo corporis 14VV 



unc, caudce 7A» 



Found only in the Ghauts. Sexes alike. This bird has the aspect 



of Pal. columboides, but differs in the black bill, broad black 



collar, pale green yellow beneath instead of dove colour, and in 



the want of the metallic green narrow collar and blueish rump. 



Fam. Picidce, Leach. — Genus Bucco, Linn. Barbet. 



122. Bucco Philippensis, Gmel. Barbu des Philippines, Buff. 

 This well known bird is called Tambut, or the Coppersmith, by the 

 Mahrattas. It sits on the loftiest and extreme twigs of trees, 

 uttering the syllables took, took, took, deliberately, and nodding 

 its head at each took ; the sound and the motion originating the 

 idea of a coppersmith at work hammering. Irides lake colour. 

 Length 6§ inches, inclusive of tail 1 \ inch. Fruit and insects 

 found in the stomach. 



128. Bucco caniceps, Frankl. 



Scarcely distinguishable from Bucco corvinus and Bucco Java- 

 nicus. Found only in the dense woods of the Ghauts. Its note 

 is quite startling, and makes the hills echo. Irides red deep 

 brown. Length 8 T 7 inches, inclusive of tail of 2 T ? o- inches : the 

 bird is consequently smaller than Major Franklin's. Stony 

 fruit only found in the stomach. 



Genus Picus, Linn. Woodpecker. 



124. Picus Mahrattensis, Lath. Mahratta Woodpecker, Id. 



Irides rich lake. Length 7vV inches, inclusive of tail of 2 T V inches. 

 Although this is called the Mahratta Woodpecker, Colonel 

 Sykes met with three birds only in Dukhun during six years. 



Fam. Certhiadce, Vigors. — Genus Vpupa, Linn. Hoopoe, 



125. Upupa minor, Shaw. La Huppe d'Afrique, Le Vaill. 

 Irides almost black. Length 12 to 12^ inches, inclusive of tail 



from 4-rV to 4-rV inches. Feeds on the ground, and does not 

 hop. 



Fam. Cuculidce, Leach. — Genus Leptosomus, Vieill. 



126. Leptosomus Afer. Cuculus Afer, Gmel. Edolian Cuckoo, Shaw. 



Cuculus Edolius, Cuv. Cue. serratus, Shaw ? 

 Irides reddish deep brown. Length 13-rV inches, inclusive of tail 

 of 6 T V inches. Rare in Dukhun. 



Genus Eudynamys, Vigors & Horsf. 



127. Eudynamys orientalis. Cuculus orientalis, Linn. Female 



Cue. Mindanensis. 

 Called Koel or Koeel by the Mahrattas. A well known and noisy 

 bird, with singularly loud notes, not at all like those of a 

 Cuckoo. Irides rich lake. Length 17 inches, inclusive of tail 



