542 Catalogue of Birds of the [Oct. 



took, deliberately, and nodding its head at each took, the sound and the motion 

 originating the idea of a coppersmith at work hammering. Irides, lake colour. 

 Length 6§ inches, inclusive of tail l§ inch. Fruit and insects found in the 

 stomach. 



123. Bucco caniceps, Frankl- 



Scarcely distinguishable from Bucco corvinus and Bucco Javanicus. Found only in 

 the dense woods of the Ghauts. Its note is quite startling, and makes the hills 

 echo. Irides, red deep brown. Length 8.7 inches, inclusive of tail of 2.7 inches : 

 the bird is consequently smaller than Major Franklin's. Stony fruit only found 

 in the stomach. 



Genus Picus, Linn. Woodpecker. 



124. Picus Mahrattensis, Lath. Mahratta Woodpecker, Id. 



Irides rich lake. Length 7.4 inches, inclusive of tail of 2.4 inches. Although this 

 is called the Mahratta Woodpecker, Colonel Sykes met with three birds only in 

 Dukhun during six years. 

 Fam. Certhiadce, Leach. — Genus Upupa, Linn. Hoopoe. 



125. Upupa minor, Shaw. La Hupp e d' Afrique, LaVaill. 



Irides, almost black. Length 12 to 12§ inches, inclusive of tail from 4.3 to 4.5 in- 

 ches. Feeds on the ground, and does not hop. 



Fam. Cuculidoz, Leach. — Genus Leptosomus, Vieill. 



126. Leptosomus Afer. Cuculus Afer, Gmel. Edolian Cuckoo, Shaw. Cuculus Edolius, 



Cuv. Cue. surratus, Shaw ? 

 Irides, reddish deep brown. Length 13.4 inches, inclusive of tail of 6.6 inches. 

 Rare in Dukhun. 



Genus Eudynamys, Vigors & Horsf. 



127. Eudynamys orient alis. Cuculus orientalis, Linn. Female Cue. Mindanensis. 

 Called Koel or Koeel by the Mahrattas. A well known and noisy bird, with singu- 

 larly loud notes, not at all like those of a Cuckoo. Irides, rich lake. Length 17 in- 

 ches, inclusive of tail of 7 inches. These birds are frugivorous. In the stomachs 

 of many the fruits of the Bergera Koznigi and Uvaria undulata only were found. 

 The difference in the plumage of the sexes is very remarkable. The female is the 

 larger bird. The tongue of this bird is exactly that of the Cue. canorus. 



Genus Cuculus, Auct. 



128. Cuculus canorus, Linn. Common Cuckoo, Lath. 



Irides, yellow. Length 14.5 inches, inclusive of tail of 6.5 inches. Rare in Dukhun. 



129. Cuculus fugax, Horsf. Bychan Cuckoo, Lath. 



Irides, bright yellow. Length 13.8 inches, inclusive of tail of 6 inches. Tongue as 

 in 127. This bird has so much the aspect of a Hawk that Colonel Sykes passed it 

 for one, until its note koeel, koeel, exactly resembling that of Eudynamys orien~ 

 talis, recalled him to the tree on which it was seated, and he shot the bird. 

 Genus Centropus, 111. Coucal. 



130. Centropus Philippensis, Cuv. Coucou des Philippines, Buff. Chestnut -winged 



Coucal, Lath. Malabar Pheasant of Europeans. 

 Irides, rich lake. Length 19j inches, inclusive of tail of 1 1§ inches. This is a very 

 useful bird, as Colonel Sykes found a snake eight inches long, centipedes, noxi- 

 ous insects, and lizards in the stomach. In the stomach and oesophagus of one 

 bird a lizard thirteen inches long was found. 



TribusTENUIROSTRES, Cuv. 



Fam. Meliphagidae, Vigors. — Geuus Chloropsis, Jard. & Selb. 



131. Chloropsis aurifrons, Jard. & Selby ? 



Fam. Cinnyridce, Vigors. — Genus Cinnyris, Cuv. Sun-bird. 



132. Cinnyris lepida. Certhia lepida, Sparrm. Nectarinia lepida, Ternm. 



Irides red brown. Length 4.8 inches, inclusive of tail of 1.5 inch. Female ashy 

 brown above ; light yellow below. Common in Dukhun. Feed on small insects ; 

 also suck honey, 

 j 33 Cinnyris currucaria. Certhia currucaria, Linn. Grimpereau gris des Philip- 

 pines, PI. Enl. 576. f. 2. 

 This has been considered a young bird ; but Colonel Sykes can venture to affirm 

 from a long observation of its habits in his garden at Poona, that it is a species. 

 Irides, bright lake. Length 4.9 inches, inclusive of tail of 1.5 inch. A spider, a 

 Cicada, and minute Coleopterous insects were found in the stomach of many birds 

 of this species. They also hover before flowers, and suck the honey while on the 

 wing, like the Cinn. lepida. 

 134. Cinnyris Vigorsii. Cinn. collo supra, nuchd, ptilis, scapularibusque intense 

 sanguineis, collo infra pectoreque coccineosanguineis ; strigd nutrinque mental sub- 

 rictu ad pectus extendente maculdque auriculari splendide violaceis ; capite supra, 



