COCCYZINJi:. 
equal and longest. Tail long, broad, and rounded on the sides. Tarsi as long as the middle toe, strono-, 
and covered in front with very broad scales. Toes unequal, the anterior outer one the longest ; the 
inner posterior toe armed with a long straight claw. 
These birds reside in the warmer parts of the world, where they are generally found on the ground, singly or in 
pairs, usually searching among the thorny bushes for their food, which consists of reptiles and various kinds of insects. 
At certain seasons they retire to the jungles or woods, where they are observed perched on the branches seeking for 
the fruits that are found on them. They emit a mournful sound, which in one species has been compared to that of 
" 00-00 " frequently repeated. 
1. C. senegalensis (Linn.) PI. enl. 332. — Cuculus aegyptius 
Gmel. Hist, de I'Egypt, t. 4. f. 1., Le Vaill. Ois. d'Afr. t. 219., 
Swains. B. of W. Afr. pi. 20. 
2. C. rufinus Cuv. Reg. An. i. p. 426., Le Vaill. Ois. d'Afr. 
t. 221. — Polophilus rufus Steph. 
3. C. philippensis Cuv. PI. enl. 824. — Cuculus aegyptius var. /3 
iMth. ; Corydonix pyrrhopterus Vieill. ; Polophilus sinensis Steph. ; 
Centropus bubutus Horsf. Zool. Res. pi. 
4. C. nigrorufus Cuv. Le Vaill. Ois. d'Afr. t. 220. — Corydonix 
bicolor Vieill. 
5. C. affinis Horsf. Linn. Trans, xiii. p. 240. — Centropus le- 
pidus Horsf. ; C. pumilus Less. 
6. C. benegalensis (Gmel.) Brown's Ill.pl. 13 Corydonix ma- 
culatus Vieill. 
7. C. superciliosus Riipp. Faun. t. 21. f. 1. 
8. C. nwnachus Riipp. Faun. t. 21. f. 2. 
9. C. Burchellii Swains. Two Cent, and a Quart, p. 321. 
10. C. dimidiatus Bl. Journ. As. Soc. Beng. 1843. p. 945. 
11. C. phasianus (Lath.) Lamb. Icon. ined. i. 36., Leach, Zool. 
Misc. pi. 46. — Type of Polophilus Leach (181 6). 
12. C. variegatus (Leach), Leach, Zool. Misc. pi. 51 Cen- 
tropus gigas Cuv. Le Vaill. Ois. d'Afr. t. 223. — Corydonix gigan- 
teus Vieill. 
13. C. leucogaster (Leach), Leach, Zool. Misc. pi. 52. Polo- 
philus Lathami Leach, Zool. Misc. pi. 56. 
14. C. melanorhynchus (Bodd.) PI. enl, 295. f. 1 Cuculus 
Tolu Gmel. 
15. C. affinis Less. Tr. d'Orn. p. 136. 
16. C. mthiops Cuv. Reg. An. i. p. 426., Le Vaill. Ois. d'Afr. 
t. 222. — Corydonix nigerrimus Vieill. ; Polophilus maurus Steph. 
17. C. viridis (Scop.) Del. Flor. et Faun* Insubrica;, Sonn. Voy. 
t. 80. 
18. C. violacetis Quoy et Gaim. Voy. de rAstrol. Ois. t. I9. 
19. C. celebensis Quoy et Gaim. Voy. de rAstrol. Ois. t. 20. 
20. C. menehiki Gam. Voy. de la Coqu. t. 34. 
21. C. ateralbus Less. Voy. de la Coqu. t. 33. 
22. .'' C. bicolor Less. Tr. d'Orn. p. 137. 
23. ? C. melamps Less. Tr. d'Orn. p. 137. 
CuLTRIDES.* 
Bill moderate, elevated at the base, with the culmen much curved, and the sides much compressed to 
the tip, which is entire ; the lateral margins curved, and the gonys long and straight ; the nostrils large, 
with the opening lunate, and covered by a large bony scale. Wings short and much rounded ; with the 
seventh, eighth, and ninth quills equal and longest. Tail very long, broad, and much rounded. Tarsi 
longer than the middle toe, and covered in front with broad scales. Toes unequal ; and the claws short, 
compressed, and slightly curved. 
The type of this genus is found in the warmer parts of South America, 
C, Geoffroyii (Temin,) Pucher. PI. col. 7- 
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* EstabUshed by M. Pucheron in 1845 {Rev. Zool. p. 51.). 
