^LURCEDUS BUCCOIDES. 



LEAST CAT BIRD. 



KITTA BUCCOIDES, Temm. Plan. Col. vol. ii. p. 147, pi. 575.— Von Rosenb. Journ. fur Ornith. (1864) p. 122. 

 AILURCEDUS BUCCOIDES, G. R. Gray, Hand-1. Birds (1869), pt. i. p. 294. sp. 4337.— Schleg. Tijdsch. Dierk. pt. v. p. 49. 

 CISSA BUCCOIDES, Gray, Gen. of Birds, Append, p. 14. 



Hab. New Guinea, Salwatty (Gray, Temminck) ; Islands of Sorong, Batanta, and Waigiou (Bernstein). 



This curious bird, allied to the A. crassirostris, was described by Temminck in the ' Planches Coloriees,' and a 

 figure given of it. He merely states that two specimens were forwarded to him, shot by their travellers during 

 their stay in the Bay of Lobo, in New Guinea. Nothing whatever is known of its economy or habits ; and 

 it has always been a rare bird up to the present day, only occasionally brought in collections made about the 

 coasts of new Guinea. I should suppose it would resemble somewhat in its habits the A. crassirostris, and 

 possibly may build a bower. 



Top of head dark rufous brown, cheeks white. Throat white, spotted with black. Nape of neck and mantle 

 composed of long loose feathers, white, with a broad central line of black. Wings, back, and tail bright grass- 

 green. Underparts bright buff, each feather having a black spot in the centre of the tip. Bill yellowish white. 

 Feet and tarsi lead-colour. 



There is no difference in the plumage of the sexes. 



The figures are life-size. 



