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Order Cuculi. 

 Family Cuculidce. 

 Subfamily Cuculince. 

 Genus Cuculus (Linn., 1766). 



161 Hume, No. 199 ; Blanf, No. 1104. Cuculus canorus (Linn.).— The 

 European Cuckoo. 



Fairly common. Prefers thin to dense jungle, though I have several 

 times seen it in the latter. 



162 Hume, No. 200; Blanf., No. 1105.— Cuculus intermedius 



Native 



Name— (Vahl.). — The Asiatic Cuckoo. 



Slightly commoner than the above species here. 



Akoo-pakoo 



163 Hume, No. 203 ; Blanf. , No. 1107. Cuculus micropterus. — 



Gould's Cuckoo. 



Mr. Baker mentions having shot one in the plains, but I have never 

 seen any here. 



Genus Hierococcyx (S. Muller, 1842). 



164 Hume, No. 206 ; Blanf., JSo. 1110. Hierococcyx nisicolor. — 

 Hodgson's Hawk Cuckoo. 



I have only procured a single specimen here, and that was shot in 

 dense jungle. 



165 Hume, No. 207 ; Blanf., No. 1109. Hierococcyx sparveroides. — 

 The Large Hawk Cuckoo. 



Very common. They often frequent bungalow compounds. 



Genus Cocomantis (S. Muller). 



166 Hume, No. 209 ; Blanf., No. 1113. Cocomantis merulinus.— The 

 Rufous-bellied Cuckoo. ' 



Rather rare here. It frequents the brushwood and thin jungle. 



Genus Surniculus (Lesson, 1831). 



167 Hume, No. 210 ; Blanf, No. 1117. Surniculus lugubris— The 



Drongo Cuckoo. 



I have not come across this bird in this district, but got a few in the 

 Happy Valley. They were shot on some jack trees in a " bustie." I 

 daresay this Cuckoo is not so rare as it appears to be, as it might easily 

 be passed over by any shikari as a Bicrurus ater. 



