PHEASANT CUCKOO 



melancholy call, a whistle, one of the variations 

 of which is when when when wheuwheu, wheuwheu, 

 wheuwheu wheuwheu (the accented higher notes 



FIG. 33. Taper a ncevia excellent 



(Nat. Size) 



minor). Perched on tr 4 ees or high bushes some 

 distance apart, they call to each other by the 

 hour. They respond so readily to imitation that 

 I drew one nearly into my car on the Gamboa 

 Road. 



7. Dromococcyx phasianellus (Spix) 

 Pheasant Cuckoo 



Sexes alike. Length, 373 mm. (14.70 in.); 

 tail, 222 mm. (8.70 in.). Dusky brown above, 

 the crest tinged with rusty; the rump and 

 feathers of the greatly elongated upper tail 

 coverts more grayish; a conspicuous streak of 

 white in continuation of the eye; feathers of 

 wings and back tipped with whitish ; tail feathers 

 tipped with white; under parts white, the cheeks 

 and throat streaked, and the chest spotted, with, 

 brownish black. 



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