6zz BIRDS. PIES. Hornbill. 



feathers of the wings are white at the end ; the four middle tail quills are black, -all the reft being 

 white, except only at the bafe, which is black ; the thighs are dirty white and feathered below the 

 knees ; the legs and feet are thick, ftroiig, fcaly, and black, with long, hooked, bluntifh claws. 



571 jS. Lathams Malabar Hornbill. — B. malabaricus lathami. 



The two or four middle tail quills are black, all the reft being white with black bates. 

 Lath, ind. orn. i. 143.-11. 6. /3. Syn. 350. 



57 2 y> Sonnerats Malabar Hornbill. — B. malabaricus fonnerati. 



The tail quills are all white except the middle two, which have black bafes. Lath, ind, 

 orn.'i. 144. n. 6. y. Syn. fup. 6<). 



Calao de Coromandel. Sonner. voy. ii. 21$.*. 121, 



Thefe two varieties are added on the authority of Mr Latham: The firft differs fo {lightly from the 

 one defcribed immediately before from BufFon as fcarcely to deferve being attended to. The fecond 

 variety introduced from Sonnerat might perhaps be reckoned a diftinct fpecies, as the protuberance 

 on fhe bill is fliaped like an egg, and the chin and all the wing quills are white. 



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573 5. Indian Hornbill. — 5. Buceros Hydrocorax. 2. 



The protuberance is flattened forwards, and extends in a round form to the crown of 

 the head ; the neck is furrounded by a white collar j the belly is tawny. 



B. Hydrocorax. Lath. ind. orn. i. 144. n. 7. — Hydrocorax. BrifT. av. iv. 556. n. 1. t. 45. — 

 Corvus marinus. Cluf. exot. 106. — Corvus indicus. Bont. jav. 62. Will. orn. 86. t. 17. Raj. av. 

 40. -n, 7. — .Corvus torquatus. Klein, av. 58. n. 2? — Corbeau indien. Salern. orn. 91. n. 8. t. 9. f. 3. 

 Buff. oif. iii. 41. — Calao des Mohtques. Buff -oif. -vii. 147. PL enl. n. 283. — Indian Raven. Will, 

 orn. angl. 126. n. 7. — Indian Hornbill. Lath. fyn. i. 351. n. 7. 



Inhabits the Molucca iflands. — This fpecies is two feet four inches long ; it is frequently domefti- 

 cated, and is ufeful for deftroying rats and mice ; in its ftate of nature it feeds on Nutmegs, from 

 which its flefh acquires a highly aromatic flavour. The protuberance on the bill is blackifh aih, 

 growing whiter backwards; the crown of the head is blackifh ; the fides of the head, the throat, and 

 the wings are black ; the hind head and fcrag are chefnut ; the back, fhoulders, rump, wing coverts, 

 and tail -coverts, are brown ; the breaft and belly are blackifh, the hinder part of the belly being yel- 

 lowifh ; the tail quills are dirty whitiCi afh ; the legs and feet are fhort and brown-grey, with black 

 claws. 



574 6. Rhinoceros Hornbill.— 6. Buceros Rhinoceros. 3. 

 The protuberance is fliarp pointed, and turned upwards at its fore part. 



B. Rhinoceros. Lath. ind. orn. i. 141. n. 1. — Rhinoceros avis. Bont. jav. 63. t. 64. Olear. muf. 

 t. 15. f. 4. Worm. muf. 293. Aldr. orn. i. 84. Befler. muf. t. 20. — Corvus indicus cornntus. Raj, 

 av. 40. n. 8. — Hydrocorax indicus. BrhT. av. iv. 571. n. 4. — Calao Rhinoceros. Buff. oif. vii. 161. 

 PL enl. n. 934. — Topau. Borowfk. nat. ii. 98. t. 7.— Rhinoceros bird, or Horned Indian Raven. 



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