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VARIEGATED COUCAL. 

 (Polophilus variegatus.) 



P. rufo, jlavo nigroque variegatus ; dorso postke nigro j cauda 

 nigra supra transversim variegato fasciato. 



Coucal variegated, with rufous, yellow, and black ; hinder part 

 of the back black ; tail black above, with transverse varie- 

 gated bands. 



Polophilus variegatus. Leach. Zool. Mis. 1. 11 6. 51. 

 Variegated Coucal. Leach. ZooL Mis. 1. 117. 



Of this beautiful species we have taken the 

 description given in the Zoological Miscellany 

 by Dr. Leach. The native place is unknown, 

 but the specimen alluded to is preserved in the 

 British Museum, and is about eighteen inches 

 in length. 



