CATALOGUE. 
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The note was certainly harsher and less musical than that of the 
English bird, whether heard near or at a distance." 
Mr. Layard shot a single specimen of this Cuckoo near Colombo, 
in Ceylon. 
1023. CUCULUS HORSFIELDI, Moore, 
Cuculus canorus, apud Horsfield, Trans. Linn. Sac. XIII. 
p. 179. 
? Cuculus tenuirostris, Temminck ; Bonap., G. G. Av. 
p. 103. 
? Cuculus optatus, Gould, B. ofAustr. IV. t. 84. 
Horsfield's Cuckoo. 
A. ^ adult. Java. From Dr. Horsfield's Collection. 
Length about 12 in. ; of wing 8 in. ; tail 7 in. ; bill to gape ly^ in. ; 
and tarsus -^-^^ in. 
The Java Cuckoo appears to be a distinct species from G. canorus, 
but may ultimately be proved identical with the Australian bird 
G. o])tatus, Gould, and which inhabits the northern part of that 
country. 
1024. CUCULUS STBIATUS, Drapiez. 
Cuculus striatus, Drapiez, Diet. Glass. d'Hist. Nat. 
Hodgson, Gat. B. of Nepal, p. 120. Blytli, Gat. 
B. Mus. A. S. Beng. p. 70. 
Cuculus micropterus, Gould, P. Z, S. (1837), p. 137. 
Blgth, J. A. S. Beng. XI. p. 902 ; XIV. p. 204 ; 
XV. i?. 18. 
Great-billed Cuckoo, Blyth. 
BoTj-KOTAKO, Bengal, Blytli, 
Ktphtjl-pucka, Hillmen, Masuri, Hutton. 
A. c^. Himalaya. From Reeves's Collection. 
b. c. d. Nepal (No. 507 Hodgs. List). Presented by 
B. H. Hodgson, Esq. 
? f. g, h. Young. Malacca. Presented by Dr. Cantor. 
" The bill in this is larger than in G. canorus, the under parts more 
distantly banded, and the upper parts of a bronzed ash-brown, and 
not pure dark ashy ; the irides pale dusky, and the orbits and feet 
light wax-yellow. 
" Inhabits India generally, and is common in the Himalaya. 
