636 ON THE OENITHOLOGY OF THE PHILIPPINES. [1878. 



Two examples of the adult male and one of an adult female are sent by Mr. Everett. The 

 white nuchal band of the female is not so conspicuous as in the type, nor are the white markings 

 of the throat-band and pectoral plumes. The general hue of the male plumage agrees with 

 that of the female ; but in the males the elongated scapulars have the outer webs pure white, 

 with a black subterminal spot on the inner web. Four examples of this species are now known, 

 two of males and two of females ; and all four are in the rufous phase. Mr. Everett, in his 

 remarks about one of the males, is very explicit ; he writes : — " I have one JBratrachostomus, a 

 good skin ; it is in rufous plumage, and \s <3 . I took especial care in the sexing ; and luckily 

 the parts had not been touched by shot. Judging from the size of the testes, 1 think the bird 

 is rather immature." 



32. CaCOMANTIS SEPULCHRALIS 1 



Cuculus sepulchralis, S. Miiller, Land- en Volkenk. p. 177. 



[Zamboanga, d $ , April.] 



Mr. Everett obtained five examples of a Plaintive Cuckoo, two of which are in adult plumage, 

 and so closely resemble the Javan C sejjulchralis, that I do not venture to separate them. The 

 dimensions of the wings and tail are slightly less, whUe the chin and throat are of the same 

 rufous as the breast, and not grey. S. Miiller described (/. c.) the chin of the Javan and 

 Sumatran type as being grey ; and so it is in my Javan specimens ; but it is not certain that in 

 Javan birds this grey does not change into rufous. An example obtained by Mr. Everett at San 

 Mateo, Luzon {C. merulinus, a, P. Z. S. 1877, p. 691. n. 19) [antea, p. 516], belongs, without 

 doubt, to C. sepulchralis, and has the chin and upper throat grey, the others being examples of 

 true C. merulinus. This last species can hardly be kept separate from the grey-breasted species 

 of Continental Asia, C. threnodes, &c. 



33. SUK>'ICULTJS VELUTINUS. 



Surniculus velutinus, Sharpe, Tr. L. S. ser. 2, Zool. i. p. 320. 

 [Zamboanga, ? , April.] 



34. Chalcococctx malatakus. 



Cuculus malayanus. Raffles, Tr. L. S. xiii. p. 286, "Malay Peninsula" (March 1821). 



% Cuculus basalis, Horsfield, Tr. L. S. xiii. p. 179, "Java " (April 1820). 



[Zamboanga. a. <s , April : iris burnt-sienna colour ; orbital ring fine vermilion ; bill 

 blackish ; feet very dark lead-grey. b. April : iiis light yellowish brown ; bill black ; legs 

 lead-grey ; nails black.] 



Mr. Everett sends three Golden Cuckoos, which, although somewhat smaller than typical 



P.Z.S.1878, examples, differ in no other respect. Wing 3-62. I adopt the more recent specific title of 



P- ^•*^- malayanus, as it has not as yet been absolutely demonstrated that the Malayan-Peninsula bird is 



the same as the Javan. The only Javan example I have seen is pure white underneath, Avithout 



any transverse bands. Above, the whole back is very dark green without any coppery gloss, the 



