308 HORN-BILL. 



snuff-box, in a gentleman's possession. A complete specimen of the 

 bird is in the British Museum. 



4— BIFRONTED HORN-BILL. 



Buceros bicornis, Ind. Orn. i. 142. Lin. Syst. i. 153. Gm. Lin. i. 358. Amcen. Ac. 



iv. 237. Borowsk. Nat. ii. p. 99. 2. 

 Hydrocorax Philippensis, Bris. iv. 568. Id. Svo. ii. 203. 

 Rhinoceros avis, prima varietas, Will. Orn. t. 17? 

 Calao avis, Petiv. Gaz. t. 31. f. 1. Id. t. 28. f. 6. Bvf. vii. p. 157. Levail. 



Am. $ Ind. i. p. 21. pi. 7. 8. 

 Bifid-casqued Horn-bill, Shaw's Zool. viii. p. 1G. 

 Philippine Horn-bill, Gen. Syn. i. p. 345. 3. 



SIZE of Hen-Turkey, but more slender ; from the top of the 

 head to the end of the tail thirty-six inches. The bill is twelve inches 

 long, from the point to the hind part of the helmet ; but the gape 

 only nine inches, the deepest part six ; the helmet alone six inches, 

 which, on the fore part, is prolonged into horns; the back flat, and 

 covered with a black skin. The colour of the whole that of yellow 

 oker ; the eyelids have long black hairs, and the feathers of the hind 

 head of length sufficient to form a crest; the plumage of the head, 

 neck, breast, wings, and tail, for the most part black, except a 

 large patch of white in the the middle of the second quills ; the tail 

 is twelve inches long, consists of ten feathers, and cuneiform in 

 shape ; the two middle ones are wholly black, the others black also, 

 except the middle for about one-fourth of the length, which is white, 

 the white part occupying more space as the feather is outward ; the 

 legs are dusky. 



In the bird described by Brisson, the breast, belly, sides, and 

 vent, are whitish ; the tail consists of twelve feathers, the ten middle 

 ones of which are black ; the outer One on each side white; legs 

 greenish. 



M. Levaillant met with only one specimen, which came from 

 Borneo, M. Brisson 's bird inhabited the Philippine Isles. 



