CENTROPUS PHILIPPENSIS. 



The Egyptian Cuckow, which is clearly described by Buffon and Latham, \ 



affords a general illustration of the birds of this group. The figure annexed to this ! 



article exhibits accurately the dress of the adult Javanese Bubut. The dark parts 1 



have a very strong gloss, modified as above described. j 



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 Several specimens of the young bird, contained in the collections at the India i 



House, shew the change which gradually occurs in the plumage of the Bubut. i 



The general dark tint of the upper parts spreads partially over the wings; the j 



colour is obscure and sooty on the tail, and without any metallic lustre. j 



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Although the Bubut does not belong, in strict propriety, to the design of the J 



present Work, I have introduced it as exhibiting the Javanese dress of a bird I 



belonging to an extensively distributed group, which preserves its manners and note ' 



in the most distant regions ; but I take this opportunity of stating, that to com- ' • 



plete the number of original figures intended for this Work, an additional subject 



will be given in one of the following Numbers. i 



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In the figure which illustrates this article, the Bubut is represented somewhat 

 less than half the natural size. 



