Old World. 
C. canorus. Selby, pl. 45***. f. 1. | 
pared: Sw. (fig. 284.6) Head crested. Bill slen- 
der, considerably and suddenly compressed from the 
nostrils, which are ovate: upper mandible oa 
Wings moderate, rather pointed; the fourth quill, 
longest. Tropics of the Old World. 
O. Vaillantii. Z. Ill. ii. 13. edolius. O.d’Af. v. 207. 
ERyTHRopurys, Sw. Head not crested. Nostrils oval. ‘a 
Wings lengthened, pointed, extending beyond the tail 
covers ; the third quill longest; the second much 
shorter. than the fourth. Tarsus moderate, naked. : 
America: rear their own young. 
E. Carolinensis. Wilson, iv. 23. f. 1. 
CuatcitEs, Lesson. ( fig. 284. c) Plumage shining me- 
tallic green. JBill and general structure of Cuculus 
Tarsus very short, almost entirely plumed. Rump 
and upper. tail covers soft. ‘The Old World. , 
C. auratus. O. d’Af. v. p. 210, 211. Vaillantii. W. Af. ii. — 
Eupynamys, H. and V. Bill strong, thick ; the under — 
mandible not curved: the gonys distinctly angulated: 
upper mandible entire. Wings pointed. Feet very 
strong. The Old World. a 
E. orientalis. Pl. Enl. 274. f. 1. australis. Part 5. No. 189, : 
Susram. COCCYZINA. Hook-billed Cuckows. 
Wings short, rounded. Nostrils linear. Bill curved 
quill longest. Tarsus very short, feathered The ™ 
