54 STRIPE-TAILED HORNBILL. 



tipped with black, and the belly and thighs rufous- 

 brown : the bill resembles that of the male, but is 

 rather smaller. According to Levaillant, Monsr. 

 Sonnerat's figure of the pretended female is no 

 other than that of the male, reversed by the en- 

 graver. In its young state this bird is said to be 

 of a dull white colour, with brown wings and tail, 

 the latter crossed by a rufous-white bar, and the 

 bill brown, without any furrows. This species is 

 a native of the Indian islands. 



STRIPE-TAILED HORNBILL. 



Buceros fasciatus. B. niger, abdomine rectriceque utrinque secunda 

 tertiaque albis, rostro suhcnstato pallido apice rubro. 



Black Honibill, with the abdomen^ second and third feather on 

 each side the tail white, and pale slightly-crested bill with red 

 tip. 



Le Calao longibandes. LevailL CaLpL 233. 



Described by Levaillant. Size that of a Mag- 

 pie: bill pale yellowish-brown, with dusky-red lip: 

 upper mandiblefurnished with a slightly rising crest 

 or casque, somewhat undulated or streaked trans- 

 versely, and passing from the base of the mandible 

 to about two thirds of its length: colour of the bird 

 black, except on the breast, belly, and the second 

 and third tail-feathers on each side, which are 

 white. Native of Africa, inhabiting the country 

 of Angola. 



