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altum, cultratlim, basi crassiusculum. Maxilla arcuata, la- 

 teribus subconvexis, losvibus, sensim in culmen conniventibus. 

 Capistrum latum, plumulis holosericis densis. Nares capistro 

 recondita?, circulares, parvse, in medio sulci transversalis ad 

 basin rostri disposita2. Alee rotundatse: remigibus integris 

 3 et 4 longioribus. Caiida corpore longior, cuneata, rectri- 

 cibus 10 in paribus dispositis. Pedes congrui: digiti medio- 

 cres, exteriore medio ad basin levissime coalito. Acropodia 

 scutulata. Ungues compressi : hallucis medio vix major. 



P. Temia. P. fuliginosa nitore viride-olivaceo fuscescente, 

 capistro atro. — Chekitut, ov Ben teat, of the Javanese : Temia of 

 Le Vaillant. Only observed near solitary hamlets situated 

 in ti*acts recently cleared for cultivation, where its food is abun- 

 dantly supplied by the insects contained in the rich mould, 

 and by the wild fruits about the skirts. 



Tribus Scansoees. Fam. CEBTHiADiE. 



Prinia. Char, essent. — Rostrtim apice validiusculum. 

 Maxilla basi recta, upice levissime arcuata. Mandibida myxa 

 longiuscula, sursum inclinata. Tomia maxillae mandibulaeque 

 integerrima. Ala breves obtusse. Cauda elongata cuneata. 

 Tafsi graciles longi. 



P.familiaris. P. olivaceo-ftisca, abdomine flavo, gula pec- 

 tore fasciisque duabus alarum albis, rectricibus, intermediis 

 subconcoloribus exceptis, fascia lata subterminali perfusca. 

 Prinya^ of the Javanese. Abund ant in many parts of Java, near 

 villages and gardens. 



Fam. CucuLiDiE. 



Cuculus lugubris. C. ater nitore viridi, remigibus exteriori- 

 bus jX)gonio interno albo notatis, rectricibus duabus externis 

 crissoque albo fasciatis, tibiis posticc albis. — Awon-awofi, of the 

 Javanese. Found in districts of secondary elevation, which 

 are diversified with extended ranges of hills, and covered with 

 luxuriant forests, in the southern and western parts of Java. 



C. xanthorhynchiis. C. violaceus, axillis ventre cruribus rec- 

 tricibusque externis albo fasciatis, rostro flavo. Found in Java, 

 but rarely. 



Centropus Philijrpensis, var. Javanica. C. cyaneo-nigro ni- 

 tens, alisbadiis. Bubut, of the Javanese: C.Philij)j)ensis Cuvier. 



" The Bubut," Dr. Horsfield observes, " aflbrds a good illu- 

 stration of the genus Cenlropus. Among the species which com- 

 pose it, is a small group, the individuals of which have a general 

 agreement both in their external covering and in their cry, al- 

 though distributed through very distant countries. They are 

 found not only in New Guinea and in the Philippine and Sunda 

 Islands, but their range extends to Madagascar, and thence 



through 



