JAVAN HORNBILL. 



Buceros Javanicus. B. cristatus nigro-violaceus, collo caudaque 

 albis, gula nuda subflava, rostro subfusco subcristato. 



Crested violaceous-black Hornbill, with white neck and tail, yel- 

 lowish throat, and subcristated brownish bill. 



Le Calao Javan, Levaill. Cat. pi. 22. 



THIS species, which is described by Monsr. Le- 

 vaillant, is rather larger than a Raven, measuring 

 near thirty inches in length: the head is pale ru- 

 fous, inclining to yellow on the sides, and furnished 

 with a pendent crest : the neck rufous white, and 

 the tail of similar colour; all the rest of the plumage 

 black, with a gloss of green: the bill is large, but 

 not very long, of a pale brown colour, and not per- 

 ceptibly serrated on the edges: beneath the chin is 

 a naked yellowish-white skin: the legs are brown- 

 It is said to be a native of Java as well as of some 

 parts of India, and is described by Levaillant from 

 a dried specimen in the collection of Mr. Temmink 

 of Amsterdam. 



