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Genus — TANYSIPTERA. — Centre tail feathers elongated and spatulate. 



454. T. Sylvia, Old., White-tailed Kingfisher. 



Head pui-plish blue ; mantle black ; wing covei'ts ultramarine ; 

 nnder surface cinnamon. 



Male. — Total length, 13 in. ; culmen, 1"3 in.; wing, 3"S in.; 

 central tail feathers, 9 in. ; tarsus, 0*5 in. 



Female. — Total length, 9 6 in. ; longest feather of tail, 5*2 in. ; 

 other feathers, 2*2 in. 

 Hab. : 2. 



Sub-order — Coccyges. 



Feet zygodactyl or semi-zygodactyl. 



FAMILY— CUCULID^. 



Feet zygodactyl ; spinal tract furcate between the shoulders ; cseca 



present. 



Subfamily — CucuLiN.a: 



Wing long and flat, not fitting to the body. 



Genus — CUCULUS. — Tail fan-shaped; wings reaching beyond tail 

 coverts ; under surface of quills barred. 



455. C. illterinedius, Vahl. (G. canoroides, 8. jNIiill. ; C. optatus, Ghl.), 



Oriental Cuckoo. 



Head, throat, and back blue-gx-c}' ; breast whitish, barred with 

 black. 



Hab. : 2, 3. 



456. C pallidUS, Lath., Pallid Cuckoo. 



Whole appearance grey ; eyelash yellow ; tail barred with white ; 

 breast uniform, not barred with white and black. 

 Hab. : 1 to 9. 



Genus — CACOMANTIS. — Tail fan-shaped; wings not reaching to end of 

 tail coverts ; under surface of wing with single oblique white bar. 



457. C. flabclliforniis, Lath. (Cuculus cineraceus, Vig. and Hors. ), 



Fan-tailed Cuckoo (Ash-coloured Cuckooj. 



Grey above ; breast ferruginous ; outer webs of tail feathei'S 

 toothed with white ; upper parts paler and greyer than following 

 species. Wing, 5 4 in. 

 Hab. : 1 to 9. 



458. C yarioloSlIS, Hors. (C. dumetorum ; C. tymbonomus, S Miill.), 



Square-tailed Cuckoo. 



Upper parts darker, brown ; breast buff; under tail coverts buff; 

 no white markings on outer webs of tail feathers. 



Total length, 8'5 in. ; wing, 4"S in. 

 Hab. : 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9. 



C. insperatus is not considered an Australian bird (British 

 Museum Catalogue Birds, xix. , p. 273). 



Upper parts darker than C. flabelliformis ; breast darker than 

 C. variolosus, partially washed with rufous ; under tail coverts 

 lufous ; no white markings on outer webs of tail feather. 



Total length, 8 in. ; wing, 4 '4 in. 



459. C castaneiveiltris, Gld., Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo. 



Upper parts deep blue- grey, barely glossed with green on wings 

 only ; breast bright rufous ; under tail coverts chestnut. 

 Hab. : 2. 



