1877.1 BIRDS OF THE PHILIPPINES. 543 



middle toe 075, bill (from forehead) 1'12, width of gape 1*37. The 

 tarsus is feathered anteriorly for about one fourth of its length ; the 

 bill is massive. 



14. EUDYNAMIS MINDANENSIS. 



Cuculiis mindanensis, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. p. 169. no. 3 (1766); 

 "Walden, t. c. p. 162. no. 61. 



[No. 392, c? . 1 



No. 393, c? . \ Malanipa. Eyes red.] 

 No. 394, $ . J 



Malanipa is a new locality for this species ; but, from its proximity 

 to Mindanao, the examples may be considered typical. 



The two males are in full black plumage, with a green gloss. 

 They have, however, a shorter wing than Guimaras examples, the 

 only other Philippine examples I have been able to compare them 

 with. The female is without a tail ; and in the absence of any other 

 Philippine individuals of that sex I can make no satisfactory compa- 

 risons. 



BiU, 

 Wing. Tail. from nostril. Tarsus. Middle toe. 



No. 392 has a pure white primary wing-covert. 

 Mindanao individuals remain a desideratum. 



15. Centrococcyx viridis. 



Cuculus viridis, Scop. Del. Fl. Faun. Insubr. ii. p. 89. no. 47 



(1786); Walden, t. c. p. 163. no. 64. 



[No. 355, $ . Ilo-ilo. Eyes red. Stomach had insects.] 



A young bird, with many new feathers coming in. Old feathers 



of the body and tail brown. Examples from Luzon, Negros, Zebu, 



and Guimaras {mus. nostr.) do not differ from this typical specimen. 



There is no record of a Panay example having reached Europe since 



Sonnerat's time. 



16. BuCEROS MINDANENSIS, n. Sp. 



TN 407 rt fP^sananca. Eyes yellowish grey; legs, base and 

 M AHQ o 1 knob of bill red; tips of upper and lower man- 

 ^0. 4U», V • [ ^ible wnite. 



No. 409, 2 ' Pasananca. Bill nearly uniform black, tinged with 

 red ; eyes blue. On the whole, appears a much younger bird. 



The stomachs of all contained seeds and fruit, and grubs, centi- 

 pedes, grasshoppers, &c. These birds make a loud sound, like a 

 crow somewhat, and frequent the highest trees. Several times in the 

 early morning we came upon them on the ground under the trees ; 

 and I rather think they scrape at the roots of trees for food.] 



These examples belong to a representative form of B. hydrocorax, 

 ex Luzon. They differ from that species in having a corrugated 



