The Emu. 
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44. CUCULUS PALLIDUS (Latham), Pallid Cuckoo. 
Cuculus mornatus^ Gould, Birds Aust.,fol., vol. iv., pi. 85 (1848). 
Cuculus pallidus, Shelley, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., vol. xix., p. 261 
(1891). 
Two skins received — one an adult male dated 25/3/00, and the 
second an immature female, showing many chestnut markings, 
and dated 16/3/00. 
45. Cacomantis VARIOLOSUS (Horsfield), Square-tailed Cuckoo. 
Cuculus tymbonomus^ Miill., Rams., P.L.S. N.S.W., vii., p. 21 (1881). 
Cuculus dumctorum^ Gould, Birds Aust., vol. iv., in text, pi. 87 (1848). 
Cacoimmtisvariolosus, Shelley, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., vol. xix., p. 272 
(1891). 
a, b. Immature males, 13/4/00. 
c. Adult male, — /i/oo. 
In a and b the white tooth markings are slightly rufescent, 
and the under wing coverts, with much of the under surface, 
especially the chest, is marked by pale violet transverse bars. 
The bars of a are less distinct than those of b. The forehead 
feathers are moulting in both specimens and new ones are appear- 
ing on the neck, c does not show rufous upon the tail nor bars 
upon the under surface. The peculiar tawny colour of the 
under surface of a and b is absent on the throat of c, and feebly 
represented on the lower parts. The wing coverts are also with- 
out the bronzy rufous of those of a and b. The stripes on 
feathers are white, while in a and b they are flushed with tawny. 
Under wing coverts almost uniform. With age the barring of 
the young is lost. 
[The habits of this species and the Black-eared are 
similar.] 
46. Cacomantis flabelliformis (Latham), Fan-tailed 
Cuckoo. 
Cuculus cineraceus^ Gould, Birds Aust., foL, vol. iv., pi. 86 (1848). 
Cacomantis fiabelliforrnis^ Shelley, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., vol. xix., 
p. 266 (1891). 
One adult male, Jan., 1900. 
Nearly all the colour has gone out of the plumage (much 
abraded). Practically speaking, there is no blue, and the neck 
and upper tail coverts are tending to grey. The tooth markings 
of the centre tail feathers are worn away. The under surface 
is very pale ferruginous. Length of wing, 5 inches. 
47. MiSOCALlUS PALLIOLATUS (Latham), Black-eared Cuckoo. 
Chalcites osculans, Gould, Birds Aust, fol., vol. iv., pi. 88 (1848). 
Misocalius palliolatus, Shelley, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., vol. xix., p. 279 
(1891). 
Two adult males, 27/2/00 and 15/3/00. 
