CENTROPUS PHILTPPENSIS. 
The Egyptian Cuckow, which is clearly described by Buffon and Latham, 
affords a general illustration of the birds of this group. The figure annexed to this 
article exhibits accurately the dress of the adult Javanese Bubut. The dark parts 
have a very strong gloss, modified as above described. 
Several specimens of the young bird, contained in the collections at the India 
House, shew the change which gradually occurs in the plumage of the Bubut 
The general dark tint of the upper parts spreads partially over the wings ; the 
colour is obscure and sooty on the tail, and without any metallic lustre. 
'Although the Bubut does not belong, in strict propriety, to the design of the 
present Work, I have introduced it as exhibiting the Javanese dress of a bird 
belonging to an extensively distributed group, which preserves its manners and note 
in the most distant regions ; but I take this opportunity of stating, that to com- 
plete the number of original figures intended for tins Work, an additional subject 
will be given in one of the following Numbers. 
In the figure which illustrates this article, the Bubut is represented somewhat 
less than half the natural size. 
