10. cnRYsococcYx. 281 



Heine, Mas. Hein. iv. p. 8 (18G2). 

 Cuculus smara|i;dinensi8, Orai/, Gen. B. ii. p. 4f33 (1847). 

 Guculus splendidus, Gnu/, Gen. B. ii. p. 4(54 (1847) ; id. Hand-l. B. 



ii. p. 218, no. U03o. 

 Chrysococcyx smaragdiueus, Bp. Cunsp. i. p. 10-5 (1850); Strickl. 



Vonfx. Orn. 1851, p. I;j5 ; Verr. Be v. et Mag. Zool. 1851, p. 259; 



Horsf. ^- Moure, Cat. B. Mm. E. I. Co. ii. p. 705 (1850-58) ; 



Hartl. Orn. W.-Afr. p. li)l (1857) ; Gurney, Ibis, 1859, p. 246 ; 



Cass. Proc. Ac. Fhilad. 1859, p. 142 ; Cab. S,- Heine, Mas. Hein. 



p. 142 (1877) ; Omt. N. Arch. Mus. (2) ii. p. 120 (1879) ; 8alvad. 



Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. (2) i. p. 7o (1834); Fischer, J. f. O. 1885, 



p. 124; Beichen. J. f. O. 1837, pp. 302, 308; Salcad. Ann. Mus. 



Civ. Gen. (2) vi. p. 32 (1888) ; .Shelle,/, Ibis, 1890, p. 109. 

 Chalcites iutermedius, T'crr. liev. et Ma;/. Zool. 1851, p. 259. 

 Clirysococcv.Y iutermediiis, Hartl. Orn. W.-Afr. p. 191 (1857)' 



Cab. ^ Heine, Mus. Hein. iv. p. 8 (1862). ' ' 



Cuculus smaragdiueus, Schl. Mus. Pai/s-Bas, Cuculi, p. 29 ; Gray 



Hand-l. B. ii. p. 218, no. 9035 (1870) ; Ma?ye, P. Z. S. 1873^ 



p. 588; id. ed. Bayard's B. 8. Afr. pp. 151, 809 (1875-84); 



Shelley, Ibis, 1875, p. S3. 

 Cuculus iutermedius, Gray, Hand-l. B. ii. p. 218, no. 9030 (1870). 

 Chrysococcyx splendidus, Sharpe, Cat. Afr. B. p. 13 (1871). 



Adult male. Entire head, iieuk, front of the chest, and upper 

 parts brilliant metallic emerald-green ; remainder of the body lemon- 

 yollow, the under tail-coverts boldly barred with metallic green ; 

 the four centre tail-feathers uniform green, the remainder with 

 white ends and with about four broad white bars on the outermost 

 feathers ; these white bars are variable in number and breadth, and 

 are only indicated on the penultimate feathers ; under wing-coverts 

 yellowish white, with a broad metallic green edging to the wino- ; 

 quills dusky brown, glossed with metallic green towards their ends, 

 and with broad white basal margins forming a large white centre to 

 the wing : bill greyish olive, shading into black near the tip and 

 sides of the mouth ; iris brown ; legs olive-grey. Total length 

 8-0 inches, culraeu 0-7, wing 4-4, tail 4-7, tarsus OV. 



Adult female. DiUfercnt from the male. Crown, primary-coverts, 

 and quills dark brown, the latter partially barred with rufous ; back 

 and remainder of the wings rufous, each feather broadly barred with 

 metallic green ; two centre tail-feathers metallic bronze, passing 

 into green and fiery copper towards their ends; the remaining 

 feathers with white ends ; the next pair from the centre are dark 

 brown, the three outer pairs white, with a broad subterminal black bar 

 and with two or more dark bars on their inner webs, generally on a 

 rufous ground ; sides of the head and the under])arts whitej with 

 wavy metallic green bars ; under wing-coverts like the breast ; 

 under surface of the quills brown, barred on their inner webs 



