HONEY-GUIDE CUCKOW, 
is white: the thighs are the same, marked with 
an oblong black spot. The back and rump 
are rusty grey. The superior coverts of the 
wings are brown-grey : those next the body 
being marked with a yellow spot; which, on 
account of it's situation, is often concealed 
under the scapular feathers. The quills of the 
.wings are brown. The two middle quills of 
the tail are longer and narrower than the rest ; 
and of a brown, varying on rust-colour : the 
two following pairs are blackish, their inside 
dirty white ; those which succeed, are white, 
terminated with brown, and marked with a 
white spot near the base, except the last pair, 
where this spot almost vanishes. The iris is 
rusty grey ; the eye-lids are black. The bill 
is brown at it's base, and yellow at the end. 
The legs are black. The bird's total length 
is six inches and a half. The bill is about six 
lines, and there are some bristles at the base of 
the lower mandible. The nostrils are oblong; 
with a projecting margin, placed near the base 
of the upper mandible, and separated only by 
it's ridge. The tarsus is short ; the naiis are 
slender. The tail is tapered; and composed of 
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