CHALCOCOCCYX. 375 
(Bourns & Worcester, Everett); Ticao (McGregor). Malay Peninsula, Burmese 
Provinces, eastern Himalayas, northeastern Bengal, central India, Sumatra, Java, 
Borneo, Celebes, Ternate. 
“Adult male-——Upper half of the head and back of the neck leaden 
gray, passing gradually into brown, with an olive gloss on the back and 
wings; feathers of the pinion-joint white, forming a patch; upper tail- 
coverts gray like the crown; tail slaty black with white ends, the outer 
webs of the feathers notched with white, the inner webs regularly barred 
with white, most strongly so on the outer feathers; sides of the head, 
chin, throat, and front of chest uniform gray, slightly paler than the 
crown; remainder of the body and under tail-coverts and the under wing- 
coverts uniform rufous-buff; under surface of the quills dusky brown, 
with a diagonal bar of white formed by the white on the inner webs near 
the base of the quills. ‘Bill black, base of lower mandible reddish. Ivis 
hight red; feet and legs waxy naples-yellow, nails black. (Hverett.) 
Length, 208; culmen, 16; wing, 109; tail, 109; tarsus, 16. 
“Immature—Above rufous, nearly equally barred throughout with 
olive, shaded black; primaries alone more uniform brown; under parts 
buff, narrowly barred throughout with dusky black; under wing-coverts 
like the chest; pale portion of the quills more rufous than in the adult 
and indicating partial bars. ‘Bill dusky black, yellowish at the gape and 
base of lower mandible; iris yellowish white, legs and feet dingy grayish 
yellow. (Hume.) Length, 231; culmen, 18; wing, 109; tail, 127; 
tarsus, 18.” (Shelley.) 
Nestling—Upper parts including wings and tail dark brown, the 
feathers barred and edged with cinnamon-rufous; tip of tail and edge 
of wing white; below white, barred, more regularly than above, with 
blackish brown. 
“Very common. It is quite a sweet singer. Legs and feet dirty 
yellow; nails black; upper mandible black, lower light brown. Four 
males measure, 241 in length; wing, 118; tail, 132; culmen, 21; tarsus, 
16; middle toe with claw, 21.” (Bourns and Worcester MS.) 
Genus CHALCOCOCCYX Cabanis, 1862. 
Length, about 165 mm.; tail short and rounded; wings long and 
pointed, when folded reaching nearly to tip of tail; plumage metallic 
bronze or violet; breast, abdomen, and sides barred with white. 
Species. 
a*, Bill bright yellow; upper parts deep metallic violet.... xanthorhynchus (p. 376) 
a’, Bill not yellow; upper parts metallic bronze, green, and purple. 
malayanus (p. 377) 
