THE ER0DY — THE MALKOHA. 393 



The Scansor Malkoha, ( 6i ) beneath the fierce sun, 



Indigenous found in the isle of Ceylon : 



Unknown whether all, whether any were seen 



O'er the dell's winding course, on its trees' shady green. 



In such an assembly — birds various and rare, 

 Various habits and manners, of course, too, were there ; 

 There was kindness and gentleness — insolence loud ; 

 There was pert, noisy ignorance — sullenness proud ; 

 There was elegance graceful, and airiness light ; 

 And affection in robes neither splendid nor bright ; 



in the Bay of Amphila in Abyssinia ; feeds on marine produc- 

 tions. They are handsome active birds. 



The Pondiceriana, Pondicherr y-Erody, or Pondicherry- 

 HER0N, 4 and the Indian-Erody, twenty-two inches long, 

 with plumage dusky-white; lower part of the back, quills, 

 outer edge of the wings, and tail, black ; inhabit India. 



( 6I ) Order, Pic^e, {Lath.) Malkoha. 



The genus Phcenicophaus, or Malkoha, of Dr.LATHAM ^consists 

 of five species ; they have a stout bill, longer than the head, curved 

 from the base and smooth edged ; nostrils linear near the margin • 

 wings short j toes two before, two behind. The following is 

 the chief: 



The Pyrrhocephalus, Red-headed-Malkoha, or Red- 

 headed-Cuckoo, is sixteen inches long ; sides of the head and 

 round the eyes wholly bare of feathers, appearing rough or 

 granulated, and of a reddish-orange colour ; plumage above 

 greenish-black, beneath white; tail very long; the feathers, 

 for some length towards the tip, white. Inhabits Ceylon, where 

 it is called Malkoha. 



