AVES. 553 



isli-trreen; head furnislicd with a hoUiiet shaped black crest ; quill fcathors 

 ciiiiisoii ; tail bluioh pui ()le ; iibdomcn, Ihiglis, and under coverts, brcvviiisli. 

 tilarlc. 



Genits 2— IN D I C ATO K.— J'ieiHot. 



Generic Character. — Bill short, depressed, sides dilated ; point notched 

 and slightly bent; upper mandible ridged j na^al furrow large; nostrils 

 basal, somewhat tubulur ; tarsus shorter than the external toe ; the anterior 

 toe united to the first joint ; wings long ; the third quill longer than the rest. 



Indicator Major. — The Great Honey. Guide. I'hite xx.wl. (ig. 3- De. 

 s-cribed, vol. iii. p. 194. 



Germs 3 — CVCVLVS.—Linrueus. 



Generic Character. — Bill somewhat compressed, slightJy curved, of the 

 length of the head ; nostrils basal, round, margined by a naked prominent 

 membrane, and pierced in the margin of the mandible ; wings of meiliinn 

 length, first quill short, the third longest ; tarsus very short, legs feathered 

 below the knee ; hind toes free, the exterior reversible; tail more or le.ss 

 cuneiform. 



Cnculus canorus. — The Common Cuckoo. Plate xxxvi. fig. 4. Described, 

 vol. iii. p. 190. 



Gemts i.—COCCYZV&—Vieillot. 



Generic Character. — Bill strong, compressed, with a distinct ridge, and 

 slightly bent from its base ; under mandible straight, sloping at the tip ; 

 nostrils basal, half covered by a naked membrane ; legs slender, tarsus longei 

 than the exterior toe ; wings short, somewhat roimdcd, the first five fea- 

 thers graduated. 



Corryzu.1 cosruletis. — The Blue Cuckoo. Plate xxxix**. fig. fi. The whole 

 plumage iridescent Antwerp-blue, with purple and green reflection ; eyes 

 orange, surrounded by a patch of the same colour ; bill black ; legs dusky. 



Genus 5.-CENTROPUS.— /Wg-er. 



Generic Character. — Bill thick, strong, compressed, deeper than broad ; 

 upper mandible carinated, and arched towards the point, nostrils basal, la- 

 teral, and cleft diagonally ; legs long, strong ; tarsus somewhat longer than 

 the exterior toe, the two anterior ones adhering at their base ; internal hind 

 toe with a long subulate sharp claw. 



Centropus phasiamis. — The Pheasant Centropus, or Coucal. Plate xxxvii**, 

 fig. 3. Back and wings mottled with pale onmge, brown, and black; bill. 

 head, neck, and abdomen, blackish.brown ; tail deep black, long, with trans, 

 verse bars of iridescent-black. Seventeen inches long. Inhabits New Hol- 

 land. 



Genus Q.—VU(E.mcO'ei\OV^—VieiUot. 



Generic Chai-acter.—IMW longer than the head, strong, thick, ro«nded, 

 smooth, arcuated, the base furnished with divergent nuchal bristles ; nostrils 

 linear and lateral, remote from the base; orbits naked, papillo^e; tarsus 

 longer than the external toe ; wings short- 



J'harnicophous leiicogaster — The Tricoloured Matcoha- Plate xxxvii*. fig. 

 7 Grtenish-black, abdominal and tail feathers margined with white; throat 



