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GROSBEAK CUCKOVV. 

 (Cticulus Crassirostris.) 



C. corpore toto c&ruleo-niger ; rostro, pedibusque lutescentibus ; 

 unguibus nigris. 



Cuckow, with the whole body blue-black ; bill and feet yellow- 

 ish ; claws black. 



Le Coucou a gros bee. Le Vail. Ois. d'Afriq. 5. 5g.pL 214. 

 mas. 



This species is a native of the interior of Africa. 

 The beak is remarkably strong and thick. The 

 female differs a little in colour from the male \ the 

 upper part of her body generally has a brownish 

 tint, which is in some individuals confined to the 

 back of the neck and to the shoulders. Length 

 about eleven inches. 



