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Dasyhphus superciliosus (Cuv.), Swains. Classif. Birds, ii. p. 324, pi. 286. fig. a (1837) ; Gray & 



Mitch. Genera, pi. 110. 

 Phomicophmis ornatus, Blyth, J. A. S. B. 1842, p. 925 {Patr. non indie.) . 



Hah. Luzon {Meyer). 



A Luzon example, marked a male by Dr. Meyer, has the bill higher and stouter 

 than another individual from the same island, stated on the label to be a female. 

 Otherwise no difference whatever. In Mitchell's plate (/. c.) the white basal portion of 

 the red superciliary plumes is not shown. 



Lepidogrammus, Reichenbach. 

 63. * Lepidogrammus cumingi. 



Phoenicophaus cumingi, Praser, P. Z. S. 1839, p. 112, "Luzon;" Zool. Typica. pi. 53. 

 Phwnicophaus barrotii, Eydoux at Souleyet, Voy. Bonite, Ois. p. 89, "Luqou" (1841); Atlas 



op. cit. pi. 6. 

 " Cuculus decorus\ Gravenh.," Bp. Consp. Vol. Zygod. p. 5, no. 19 (1854). 



Ilab. Luzon (Meyer). 



Sexes alike. The iris is described by Cuming as being red. 



Centropodinjs. 

 Centrococcyx, Cabanis. 



64. * Centrococctx vieidis. 



Le Coucou vert d'Antigue, Sonnerat, Voy. Nouv. Guin. p. 121, pi. 80 [descr. orig.). 



Cuculus viridis, Scop. Del. Fl. Faun. lusubr. ii. p. 89, no. 47 (1786), ex Sonn. ; Walden, Tr. Zool. 



Soc. viii. p. 58. 

 Cuculus eegyptius, var. 7, Gm. S. N. i. p. 420, no. 43, ex Sonn. (1788). 

 Coucou des Philippines, D'Auhent. PI. Enl. 824 ; Montbeillard, Hist. Nat. Ois. vi. p. 369. 

 Cuculus agyptius, var. /3, Gm. /. c, ex Mouth. 

 Cuculus philippensis, Cuv. R. An. i. p. 426 (1817), ex D'Auhent. 

 Corydonis pyrrhopterus, Vieill. Enc. Method, iii. p. 1353 (1823), ex D'Aubent. 

 Centropus molkenboeri, Bp. Consp. i. p. 108, " Philippines" (1850). 



Hah. Luzon, January, February ; Negros, March ; Guimaras, March ; Zebu, April 

 {Meyer). 



Examples from the islands cited in no way differ. A veiy distinct species, somew hat 

 smaller than C. Javanensis, Dumont. Wings deep rufous as in C. chlorhynchus, Blyth ; 

 remainder of the plumage, tail included, black, shaded with bronze-green. Sexes alike 

 {fide Meyer). 



I cannot find that Gravenhorst ever published this title. 



