58 VISCOUNT WALDEN ON THE BIEDS OF CELEBES. 



seventh quill, if any thing, the longest. The claw of the hallux is short, and therefore 

 appears straight ; in character, it is the claw of the large species, shortened in pro- 

 portion to the size of the bird. In the second and third groups the hind claws are 

 not proportionately diminished, and therefore appear disproportionate when compared 

 with those of the large species. The upper surface of the tail is a deep, rich, almost 

 purple blue. The nape is glossy violet-blue, contrasting with the duller green-black of 

 the head. The adolescent plumage possesses characters peculiar to the species. From 

 this it vnW be seen that it has no characters in common with the members of the second 

 and third groups. It does not appear to be contained in the Leyden Museum. 



The following is a synopsis of the smaller Asiatic Coucals, together with the dimen- 

 sions of the individuals I have had access to. Ciiciilus tolu, Gm., ex Madagascar, seems 

 to belong to the Asiatic and not to the African section of CentropodinEe. 



A. 



1. Centrococcyx affinis (Horsf.), Trans. Linn. Soc. xiii. p. 180, "Java" (1821). 



Cuadus totu, Gm., ap. Raffles, Trans. Linn. Soc. xiii. p. 285, is either the Siunatran form of this 

 species or else of C. javanensis. 



Hah. Java, Sumatra (?), Celebes, Flores. 



2. Centrococcyx medius (Bp.), ex Miiller, Consp. i. p. 108, " Amboyna" (1850). 



Professor Schlegel applies this title to the Amboyna species. Prince Bonaparte 

 includes the Javan form. 

 Hab. Amboyna, Ceram. 



B. 



1. Centrococcyx javanensis (Dumont de Ste. Croix): Diet. So. Nat. xi. p. 144, "Java" 



(1818). 



Centropus lepidus, Horsf. Trans. Linn. Soc. xiii. p. 180, "Java" (1821). 

 Centropus pumilus, Less. Traite, p. 136, "Java" (1831). 



Lesson described partly from the example on which Dumont founded the title of 

 javanensis. My Bornean example is smaller than Javan individuals. 

 Hal. Java, Malacca, Banjermassing, Celebes. 



2. Centrococcyx viridis (Scop.), Del. Fl. Faun. Insub. ii. p. 89 (1786), "Philippines," 



ex Sonn. 



Centropus philippensis, Cuv. R. An. i. p. 426 (1817), ex PI. Enl. 824, "Philippines." 



Corydonix pyrrhopterm, Vieill. Enc. Method, iii. p. 1353, ex PI. Enl. 824, "Philippines" (1823). 



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



In the first edition of the Regn. An., Cuvier erroneously quotes PI. Enl. 884. In the 

 edition of 1829 this error is corrected. Vieillot founded his species on PI. Enl. 225 — also 



