398 M. Sundevall on the Birds of Calcutta. 



was said to lay its eggs the beginning of March, bat I did not 

 see the nest. A more voracious glutton can hardly be found ; 

 the specimens which I killed had not only the stomach but also 

 the throat filled up to the mouth with berries of the two species 

 of Ficus (F. benjamina and indica), which are common in Bengal. 

 Insects were not found in them. The flight and motions were 

 very heavy and inactive. These birds were only seen solitary ; 

 they commonly sit upon a branch, and utter almost incessantly 

 their ho\ ho\ (or tjo !) with a strong shaking of the whole body 

 at every note. This sound is pronounced very short, not strong, 

 but tolerably pure, like a rather low note on the flute (from the 

 lower G to the second E). The same individual always utters the 

 same note, but two are seldom heard to make it exactly alike. 

 When therefore two or more birds are sitting near each other, a 

 not unpleasant music arises from the alternation of the notes, as 

 it sounds most like the tone of bells. The note being feeble and 

 clear, it appears to come from a distance, though one may be 

 only ten or twelve ells from the bird. The Bengal name of the 

 bird is Benebo. This name has been by the older writers incor- 

 rectly applied to Timalia grisea {Baniah-boiv of Albin). 



45. Bucco cyanicollis, Temm. loc. cit. — Capito cyanocollis, Vieill. 

 Trogon asiaticus, Lath. no. 8. 



Viridis, non maculatus, facie juguloque cyaneis : capillitio coc- 

 cineo fascia lata media nigricante ; puncto utrinque juguli coccineo. 

 ( g ? adulti, Martio.) 



81 poll. Ala 100-108 million., tarsus 24, cauda 70. Lingua plana, 

 lanceolata, basi non sagittata ! apice leviterfissa, laciniis integerrimis. 

 Iris obscure rubra. Orbita nuda obscure rubra. Rostrum flavescens 

 supra nigricans. Ala parum superat anum, remigibus 1-3 gradatis, 

 4-6 subsequalibus, reliquis longioribus. Rectrices 10, obtusse, 

 sequales. 



This species also is common near Calcutta, and is called the 

 borro Benebo (Great Benebo), the former being tjutto (or little) 

 Benebo. It is heavy and dull like the former, lives solitary in 

 the same manner, and feeds on berries, but seemed to be more 

 temperate, and the berries found in the stomach were always 

 broken asunder. The note may be expressed by rokuroj ! rokuroj ! 

 The middle syllable is uttered a note higher than the other two. 

 Both males and females cry in the same manner, sitting still 

 with outstretched neck. At intervals they were seen to spring 

 aside, or transversely across the branch, with considerable activity, 

 so that at first sight they resemble a Squirrel. They were seen 

 from February to May. 



46. Cuculus ejulans, n. — Bhrou Cuckoo, Lath. Gen. Hist. iii. 

 p. 265. no. 4 (et forte idem ac plures Cuculi ex India, ibi e picturis 



