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of the head, and upper parts, fine rufous ; chin, and neck before 

 paler, inclining to cinereous on the breast ; belly, thighs, and vent 

 black ; tail greatly cuneiform, the two middle feathers nine inches 

 long, the outer one five, colour fine rufous, towards the ends black, 

 the tips obliquely marked with white ; legs dusky. 



Inhabits Berbice, called there Hikaroena. 



Another, supposed to differ in sex, was seventeen inches and a 

 half in length. Bill as in the other, but yellow; plumage in general 

 rufous; head the same, not ash-colour ; throat pale rufous; breast, 

 belly, and vent fine pale ash- colour ; tail as in the other, but longer, 

 the colour much the same, all but the two middle feathers tipped 

 with white ; legs yellow. 



Met with at Berbice, with the other, called Hikurnana. I am 

 obliged to Mr. M'Leay for the above description, taken from two fine 

 specimens in his possession. 



B.— Cuculus Cayanensis minor, Bris. iv. 124. 1. 16. f. 2. Id. 8vo. ii. 76. Lin, i. 170. 

 14. p. Gen. Syn.Yi. 542. 41. A. 



Size of the Missel Thrush ; length ten inches and a half. Bill 

 yellowish grey brown: head, and upper parts purplish chestnut; the 

 throat, to the breast, the same, but paler; belly, sides, and thighs 

 brown ash ; under tail coverts deep chestnut brown ; quills and tail 

 as the upper parts, the last much cuneated, four of the middle 

 feathers plain, the others the same, with the tips white ; the quills 

 reach to about one-fifth on the tail. 



Inhabits Cayenne. I am obliged to Lord Seaforth for a fine 

 specimen, which came from Trinadad. 



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