PYROTROGON. 363 



Exp.) ; Mindanao (Peale, Murray, Everett, Koch & Schadenberg, Steere Exp., 

 Bour^is d Worcester, Goodfelloio, Velestino) ; Samar [Steere Exp., Bourns d Wor- 

 cester, Whitehead ) . 



Adult male. — Above orange-brown, lighter on nimp and tail-coverts; 

 lores and forehead black, shading gradually into deep reddish purple on 

 top of head, occiput, nape, and ear-coverts; chin and throat black, shad- 

 ing into pink on the chest ; upper breast deep scarlet, shading into lighter 

 scarlet on rest of under parts ; wings black ; primaries edged with white ; 

 secondaries and secondary-coverts barred with narrow lines of white; three 

 outer pairs of tail-feathers white with black bases; next two pairs black; 

 middle pair light coffee-brown with black tips. Bill dark green at base; 

 terminal half bright yellow. A male from Bohol measures : Wing, 145 ; 

 tail, 181; culmen from base, 24; bill from nostril, 15. A male from 

 Bataan Province, Luzon, measures: Wing, 143; tail, 173; culmen from 

 base, 20; bill from nostril, 14. A male from Basilan measures: Wing, 

 150; tail, 187; culmen from base, 24; bill from nostril, 17. 



Adult female. — Above similar to the male but head, nape, and ear- 

 coverts olive with no trace of vinaceous color; scapulars and back olive- 

 brown; rump and tail-coverts orange-brown as in the male; chin and 

 throat black ; rest of under parts light rusty buff, a little paler on abdomen 

 and darker on under tail-coverts; wings similar to those of the male but 

 the fine cross-bars light brown instead of white ; tail similar to that of the 

 male but with less white on the outer feathers. A female from Bohol 

 measures: Wing, 135; tail, 176; culmen from base, 24; bill from 

 nostril, 16. 



Young. — The young male resembles the adult female but the brown 

 bars on the secondaries are much wider and the black terminal bar of 

 the middle rectrices is lacking. As the bird becomes older the vinaceous 

 of head, and pink and scarlet of under parts, gradually appear. 



"Abundant from Luzon to Basilan. Usually found in dark places in 

 the forest. Makes a loud whirr with its wings when it flies. A stupid 

 bird, easily shot. Five males measure, 327 in length; wing, 132; tail, 

 167; culmen, 21; tarsus, 15; middle toe with claw, 23. Iris dark brown 

 to black; legs and feet olive; nails black; base of bill green, tip yellow; 

 flesh round eye purple." (Bourns and Worcester MS.) 



Order COCCYGES. 



CUCKOOS. 



Bill stout, culmen curved, neither cered nor hooked; tail-feathei*s ten 

 in number, usually long, broad, and not noticeably stiffened; outermost 

 pair of rectrices much shorter than the others; first and fourth toes 

 directed backward ; front toos free. Nesting habits variable, some species 

 are parasitic, while others build bulky nests and raise their young in 

 the normal manner. 



