1. COCCYSTF.S. 213 



Linderm. Vor/. Griechcnl. p. 39 (1860) ; Heugl. J. f. 0. 18G2, 



p. 34 ; Cah. ^V Heine, Mas. Hein. Th. iv. p. 44 {"1803) ; Schl. Mug. 



Poyi^-Bas, Ciiculi, p. 44 (1803); Ileufil J. f. O. 1804, p. 204; 



GiiilioU, Ibis, 1805, p. 58; Ileiu/i. 6r». N.O.-Afr. ii. p. 780 



(1870); a ray, llund-l. B. ii. p. 220, uo. 9000 (1870); Finsch 



Sf llurtl. nUj. (htufr. p. 518 (1870) ; Sharpe, Ibis, 1870, p. 485 ; 



id. Cat. Afr. B. p. 12 (1871) ; Salvad. Faun. Ital, Ucc. p. 42 



(1871); Guniey in Anderss. B. Dam.-Ld. p. 225(1872); Shelley, 



B. Eyypt, p. 102 (1872); id. S,- Buckley, Ibis, 1872, p. 280; 



Sharpe, F. Z. S. 1873, p. 593; Antin. 4'- Salvad. Viayy. Boyos, 



p. 48 (1873); Ussher, Ibis, 1874, p. 52; Dresser, B. Eur. v. 



p. 219, pi. 300 (1874) ; Feichen. J.f. 0. 1875, p. 3 ; Krilper, J. f. O. 



1873, p. 27 ; Gadoic, t. c. p. 401 ; Irlnj, B. Gibr. p. 09 (1875) ; 



Bartlett, Ibis, 1876, pp. 91, 200; Blanf. East. Persia, W. t^. 120 



(1876); Bocaqe, Orn.Anyola,-p. 145 (1877-78); Feichen. J.f. O. 



1877, p. 10: Ayrcs, Ibis, 1879, p. 298; Neiot. ed. Tan: Brit. B. 



ii. p. 408 (1881); Giylioli, Ibis, 1881, p. 191; Salvin, Cat. StricJcl. 



Coll. p. 430 (1882) ; B. O. U. List Brit. B. p. 84 (1883) ; Tristr. 



Faun. 4* Flor. Falest. p. 90 (1884) ; Sltarpe, Jouni. Linn. Soc. XTi. 



p. 432 (1884) ; id. ed. Layard's B. S. Afr. p. 157 (1884) ; Salvad. 



Ann. Mus. Civic. Genov. (2) i. p. 94 "(1884) ; Feid, Ibis, 1885, 



p. 247; Bohn, J. f. 0. 1885, pp. 41, 56; Fisclier, t. c. p. 124; 



Ayres, Ibis, 1886, p. 291 ; Giylioli, Avif. Ital. p. 210 (1880) ; Tait, 



Ibis. 1887, p. 307 ; Sipnonds, t. c. p. 329 ; Feichen. J. f. O. 1887, 



p. 58 ; Matsch. t. c. p." 140; Salvad. Elenc. Ucc. Ital. p. 72 (1887) ; 



id. Ann. Mus. Civic. Genov. (2) vi, p. 215 (1888) : Norman, Ibis, 



1888, p. 397. 

 Oxyloplni.s plandarius, Bp. Comp. List B. Eur. ^- K. Amer. p. 40 



(1838) ; Gray, Gen. B. ii. p. 404 (1847) ; Blyth. Cat. B.Mus. As. 



-Soc. p. 74 (1849); Bp. Comp. i. p. 102 (1850); Strichl. F. Z. S. 



1850, p. 219; Brehm, Xau7n. 1855, p. 271 ; Hartl. Orn. W.-Afr. 



p. 188 (1857) ; Jaub. ^- Barth.-Lapomm. Fich. Orn. p. 338 (1^59) ; 



Salvin, Ibis, 1859, p. 316 ; Spehe, Ibis, 1860, p. 245 ; Hartl. J.f. O. 



1861, p. 265 ; Heuyt. in Feterm. Mitth. 1861, p. 25 ; Gray, List Brit. 



B. p. 118 (1863) ; Gould, B. Gt. Brit. iii. pi. 69 (1863) ; Allen, Ibis, 



1864, p. 25 ; Scl. P. Z. S. 1866, p. 22 ; Tristr. Ibis, 1866, p. 64 ; 



Lilford, t. c. pp. 174, 187 ; Tristr. t. c. p. 281 ; Deyl. ^- Gerbe, Orn. 



Eur. i. p. 164 (1867) ; Tat/lor, Ibis, 1867, p. 55 ; Frake, t. c. p. 425 ; 



Loche, E.vpl. Sc. Alyer., Ois. ii. p. 74 (1867) ; Layard, B. S. Afr. 



p. 251 (1867) ; Doderl. Avif. Sicil. p. 54 (1869) ; Brake, Ibis, 



1809, p. 152; Sfiunders,t. c. pp. 180, 401; id. Ibis, 1871, p. 66; 



Frifsch, Vliy. Fur. p. 78, tab. xiii. fig. 12 (1871) ; Felz. Ibis, 1873, 



p. 34 ; Hartl. Abhandl. nat. Ver. Bremen, \m. p. 210 (1881) ; 



Irby, Ibis, 1883, p. 179. 

 Cuculus pliaiopterus, Fiipp. in Mus, Luyd.,jide Bp. Consp. i. p. 102 



(1850). 



Adult male. Upper half of the head pale grey, with narrow 

 black shafts to the feathers ; remainder of the upper parts ashy 

 brown ; a well-marked and broad buff collar on the sides of the 

 neck ; all the wing-feathers with conspicuous white ends ; upper 

 tail-coverts often tipped witli white and with a large amount of 

 white on the outer ones ; tail-feathers tipped with white, more 

 broadly on the outer ones ; under surface white, shaded Avith buff 

 on the throat; under wing-coverts buff; quills brownish ashy, 

 with small white tips. Iris dark broAvn : bil dusky black. 



