166 Messrs. S. Rocli and E. Newton on Birds 



39. Centropus tolu (Linn.), Hartl. p. 60. *' Tooloo." 

 Vei'y common everywhere up to the end of the forest. It is the 



tamest and stupidest of birds, in habits putting one in mind of 

 the Crotophaga ani of the West Indies. It has one note very 

 peculiar, producing a very hollow indescribable sound, which at 

 first we thought came from some species of Monkey. At Tama- 

 tave we observed one building, on the 26th of September. 



40. CouA c^RULEA (Linn.), Hartl. p. 60. " Teesee-teesee." 

 Seen from the coast up to the forest. 



41. CouA CRISTATA (Liuu.), Hartl. p. 62. " Teesee-teesee." 

 One killed at Fantomasin, on the coast. 



42. CucuLUS ROCHii, Hartl., P.Z.S., Nov. 11, 1862*. 

 One obtained. 



" In the Museum of the Uoyal College, Port Louis, there is 

 a stuffed specimen which appears to be identical with the Mada- 

 gascar species. It is labelled ' Coucou vulgaire [Cuculus cano- 

 rus), tue au Piton par M. Legentil, le 1^'' 8""% 1845, offert au 

 Musee Lienard.' This bird, together with the late Mons. Lie- 

 nard's valuable collection, has been most liberally presented to 

 our local Museum by Mons. E. Lienard, fils. From this exam- 

 ple it would appear that the species is an occasional straggler to 

 our rocky island." — E. N. 



43. Leptosomus afer (Gmelin), Hartl. p. 63. "Evoon- 

 dree-oo." 



We saw this bird from near Tamatave up to the end of the 

 forest country. It has a peculiar habit of playing in the air 

 above the forest for some time over the same place, ascending 



[* We subjoin Dr. Hartlaub's description of this species, included in his 

 former work as " Cuculus canorus :" — 



" Cuculus rochii, sp. nov. 

 " Supra ardesiacus ; gutture pallidius cinereo ; pectore et abdomine in fundo 

 albo-flavescente fasciis rarioribus angustis nigricantibus ; subalaribus 

 flavescenti-albidis, tenuissime ardesiaco fasciolatis ; subcaudahbus 

 ochraceis, niaculis nonnulUs uigris ; rectricibus nigris, macuhs rariori- 

 bus minutis albis prope scapam notatis, omnium apicibus albis ; ala 

 extus unicolore, nigricante, remigura pogoniis inteinis albo fasciatis 

 vel postice transversim maculatis ; maxilla nigricante; mandibula flava, 

 apice obscmd; pedibus flavis. Long. 10-11"; rostr. a fr. 8'" ; al. 

 5" U'"; caud.5" 7-8'"."— Ed.] 



