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wings, are of a mofl fplend'id green, reflefting blue 
and gold colours ; but the fore-part of the neck is 
of a very blue green. The wings, externally, are 
of a light afh-colour, with very minute tranfverfe, 
irregular lines, of dufl<:y or black; the tips of the 
quills are wholly dufky; the infides of the wings 
are of a dark afh-colour; and the inner webs of the 
quills are white at their bafes. The tail is com- 
pofed of twelve feathers, long in the middle, and 
gradually ftiortening towards the fides ; the fix mid- 
dle feathers are externally green, with black tips, 
and internally of a dark afh-colour; and the exterior 
feathers on each fide are white above and beneath, 
with narrow tranfverfe lines of black running their 
whole lengths, except that their tips are entirely 
white. The breail, belly, and covert-feathers be- 
neath the tail, are of a fine full orange or gold- 
colour ; the thighs and legs, which are inveftecl with 
fhort feathers down to the feet, are of a light aih- 
colour, with tranfverfe lines of black; and the feet 
and claws are brownifh. 
This bird feems to be the fame with the curu- 
. cui of Marcgrave ; whofe defcription nearly agrees 
with the above, except that he makes the under 
fide of a vermilion colour. 
CucKOw, Lark-Heeled. This fpecies is 
fomewhat larger than the lark; the bill is duf!<:y; 
the head, neck, back, and coverts of the wings, 
are ferruginous, marked with fhort lines of white 
bounded by black ; the belly is a yellowifh brown ; 
the firft and fecond primaries being of a reddifh 
brown, and the refl barred with black. The tail is 
very long ; the exterior feathers are dufky, tipped 
with brown ; and the refl are marked with black 
and brown bars. The legs are black; and the in- 
terior toe behind is furniflied with a very long 
■ftraight claw, after the manner of the lark. This 
bird is a native of Bengal. 
CucKow, Speckled, of Sonnerat. This fpe- 
cies is twice as large as the European Cuckow. 
The upper part of the body and the wings are of 
"^■'■v deep brown colour, marked with yellowifh 
■ ■ ;c of an oblong figure on 
'^ack, and the 
lefTer coverts of the wiiig,o , . - coverts 
are barred tranfverfely with yellow i.. with 
fome black fpecks. The throat is d 
fpeckled like the back; the belly and break 
a bright reddifh colour, tranfverfely barred 
black ; the tail is long, the feathers which comp 
it being of an equal length, and of a yellowifh rt 
colour barred with black; the irides are reddifh. 
the bill is black; and the feet are of the colour of 
lead. 
Cuckow, Little, of Sonnerat. The upper 
part of the head of this fpecies is of a bright grey 
colour; the neck behind, the back, and the wings, 
are of an umbre hue ; the throat is a fhining grey ; 
the belly is a bright yellowifli red; the tail is black 
above, and barred tranfverfely below with white 
and black ; and the feet and bill are a bright yel- 
low, except that the latter is blackifh at the point. 
This bird and the preceding, which are natives of 
the ifle of Panay, were firft defcribed by Sonnerat. 
CUCULUS INDICATOR. A bird fup- 
pofed to be of the cuckow kind, found in the in- 
terior parts of Africa, at a great diftance from the 
Cape of Good Hope, and called by the Dutch fet- 
tlers honig-v/yzer, or honey- guide. It is confi- 
derably fmaller than the common cuckow ; and is 
very remarkable on account of it's conducing 
.thofe perfons who obferve it's motions to wild bee- 
hives, by means of a flirill-fotindintj note refem- 
bling Cherr, Cherr. The natives anfwer this note 
by a foft whiftle; and the bird repeats it's call till 
it arrives at the hives. 
CUCULLUS. A genus of (hells of the vo- 
luta kind, called by fome authors the cornet- fheils. 
CUCURI. A Brazilian filh of the fhark kind, 
but not very mifchievous. It is called caflbn by 
the Portugueicj and is about two feet and a halt 
long. The head ends in a hyperpolic figure; the 
mouth is placed in a very fingular manner; it has 
only one row of very fmall teeth ; the eyes are pretty 
large; and the belly is of a filvery white colour. 
CUCURUCU. An American ferpent of an 
enormous fize, being frequently ten or twelve feet 
long. It is of a yellowifh colour, ilrongly varie- 
gated with irregular black fpots. 'iliis reptile, 
which is extremely venomous, is greatlv dreaded 
by the natives; but it's flefh is very delicious, and 
highly efteemed. 
CUGNACUARANA. An American beaft 
of prey, ufually confounded with the tiger; and de- 
fcribed by Marcgrave as one of the three fpecieS 
of American tigers, the jaguara and jaguarete be- 
ing the two others. Thofe two animals are evi- 
dently of the lynx or leopard kind rather than the 
tiger; and this creature is probably as little related 
to the tiger as they are. However, it is a large and 
very fierce animal, of the fhape of the jaguara, and 
of a pale tawny colour, but a little dufkier on the 
back than on the fides. The hair is very Ihort; 
and under the chin, and on the belly, there is a 
fmall portion of white. 
CUGUACUETEand CUGUACUAPARA. 
Brazilian animals of the caprea kind, w^hich ap- 
pear to be male and female of the fame fpecies, and 
not diftin6t animals. Tlie former is deflitute of 
horns, and is probably the female. The latter has 
horns compofed of three branches; one of which 
fprings forth near the infertion, and from this they 
run up fingle to the extremity, where they are 
bifid. 
Johnfon has figured this animal under the name 
of the c'apreolus marinus. A pair of horns be- 
longing to this curious animal is preferved in the 
Britifh Mufeum. 
CUGUPUGUACU. A very large Brazilian 
fifh, fometimiCS meafuring fix feet in length. The 
head and mouth are large, tlie laft being deflitute 
of teeth ; and the eyes are of a middle fize, with 
yellov/ irides. The tail-fin is almoft fquare; and 
he fcales are fmall. The whole head, back, and 
des, are of an alh-colour m.ixed with umbre; but, 
wards the back, the tints become deeper. The 
'-■^ ; and all the fins, together with the 
u^.., -nvn. The whole head, back, 
and fides, ' ily fprinkled with fmall 
black fpots; but . nd fins are of one uni- 
form colour. 
CUIRIRI. A Bra. ' of the ftarling 
kind, itrongly_ refembling -mon flarling,. 
and only differing from the p. •■acu in hav- 
ing a yellow fpot on it's head ; any have 
concluded it to be the male of tha. 
CULEX . The name of a genus v inged 
flies, conprehending gnats, and hum. lies ; 
the diftinguifhing charafteriftic of wh. hit 
the heac is furnifhed with a fyphon, or fu^ ry 
flender, oblong, and filiform. 
CUNEI. A term fometimes applicable 
tellinse as have one fide of the fhell much 
extended than the other. 
CUNICULi 
