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11. CHALCOCOCCYX. 3Q2 



1 1 . Chalcococcyx poeciluroides. 



Lamprococcy.x sp., Sahad. Atfi R. Ace. Tor. xiii. p. 317 n878^ 

 Lamprococcyx poeciluroides, Scdvad. Ann. Mu-s. Civ. Gen. 1878 

 p. 4(j0 : id. Oni. I'apuasia, i. p. 353 (1880). ' 



Adult (type of species). Very similar to C.poecilurm, but differing 



L h ? . '"'°"'' i ^^' '™^" ^""S ^"g^t^^ ^^d greener, and 

 Innv T ^'"° '* " bnghter and more fiery colour; beneath the 

 metallic bars less numerous ; under wing-coverts buffv white, 

 without bars ; white on the tail conned to a spot on each of tho 

 two basal pale bars of out«r tail-feather. Total length 5-2 inches 

 culmen O-oo, wing 3-3, tail 2-5, tarsus 0-6. (Mas. (^nov.{ ' 



nafj. Aew (juinea. 



1 2. Chalcococcyx misorensis. 



Lamprococc^x mi.onensis^ Salvad. Ann. Mm. Cir. Gen. 1875, p. 914 

 lb, t<, p. 4b ) ; id. Orn. Pcqmasia, i. p. .354 (1880). 



Adult (type of species). Very similar to C. poecilurm, but 

 difiering m having the bill slightly wider at the base; the upper 

 parts slightly greener; under wing-coverts uniform white without 

 bars as in 6. pceciluroidcs : tail beneath nearly uniform brown 

 partially washed with rufous and vnih a partial dark subtermiual 

 bar. Total length o-6 inches, culmen 0-6, wing 3-5, tail 2-6 

 tarsus 0-(J. [Mus. Genov.) ° ' ^'''^ - «, 



Hah. Misori Island in the Bay of Geelvink. 



13. Chalcococcyx crassirostris. 

 Chrysococcvx lucidus part S Mull. Verh. Nat. Gesch. Land- en 



lolkenk. p. 1)34, note 6 (Amboyna, 1839-44). 

 CucLiIus palliolatus, Schkg. {nee Lath.), Mus. Pays-Bas, Cuculi, p 34 



(Amboyna, 1864). j y- •^•* 



Lamprococcyx crassirostris, Salvad. Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. xiii. p 460 



(18/8), xiv. p. 642 (1879) ; /,/. Orn. Papuasia, p. 355 (1880)!^ 

 • ,Va"i"^ crassirostris, Brikjy. Abhamll. nat. T'er. Brem. v. p. 59 



Adult (type of species). Crown huffish brown, passing into metallic 

 green on the nape, back of neck, and back ; the interscapular re-ions 

 mottled with deep bluish green; the lower back mottled with 

 rutous bull; lesser wing-coverts golden green; remainder of the 

 coverts rufous buff, mottled on the median series with metallic 

 green, forming bars on one of the centre feathers, which has a 

 whit^e instead of a buff ground ; quill dark brown, with pale ed-es • 

 tail brown strongly washed with metaUic green, and with a dark 

 subterminal bar and a white terminal spot on the inner webs of all 

 but the centre pair of feathers; outer feather white, with three 

 broad blackish bars, the next somewhat similarly marked, but with 

 the black portions much larger, the next two on each side with a 

 portion of their inner webs rufous ; sides of the forehead white • 



