CUCULTDiE. 



GENUS CCLIV.— INDICATOR. 



HONEY-GUIDE. 



Vieillot.— 



Rostrum capite brevius, ro- 

 bustum, conicum, basi 

 dilatatum, versus apicem 

 angustum : mandibula su- 

 perior arcuato-carinata ; 

 inferior apice recurvata. 



Rectrices duodecim. 



Beak shorter than the head, 

 robust, conic, dilated at 

 the base, narrow towards 

 the tip: the upper man- 

 dible arcuato-carinated ; 

 the lozver recurved at the 

 tip. 



Tailfeathers twelve. 



Sp. 1. In. major. StepJi. v. ix. jt?. 139.;?/. 27— Southern Africa. 

 Sp. 2. In. minor. Steph. v. ix.p. J 40.— Southern Africa. 



The descriptions of four new species of this genus, 

 by Mr. B. Leadbeater, were lately read before the 

 Linnean Society. 



GENUS CCLV.— CENTROPUS, Illig^r.—COUCAL. 



Rostrum mediocre, supra 

 carinatum, integrum, valde 

 compressum, versus apicem 

 arcuatum. 



Nares rectae, elongatae. 



Pollex unguis longissimus, 

 subulatus, instructus. 



BeaJc moderate, carinated 

 above, intire, much com- 

 pressed, arcuated towards^ 

 the tip. 

 Nostrils straight, elongated.^ 

 Inner hind-foe furnished with 

 a very long subulated 

 claw. 



CoRYDONYX, Vieillot. — PoLOPHiLUS, Leach. 



Sp. 1 . Ce. iEgyptius. 



Polophilus iEgyptius. Steph. v. ix. p. 54. 

 galensis. Steph. v. ix. p. 53.— Africa. 



■Polophilus Senei 



