AN AUSTRALIAN BIRD BOOK. 
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234 Broad-billed Bronze Cuckoo (New Zealand, Shining), 
Pipiwharauroa, C. lucidus, E.A., T., N.Z., Chatham 
Is., Maequarie Is. (ace). Mig. v.r. open, timber 6.2 
Like 233, but outer tail feathers barred white; next fea- 
thers barred rufous; forehead freckled with white; 
crown, hind-neck shining-green; bill broader; f., duller. 
Insects. 
235*Bronze Cuckoo, C, plagosus, A., T., Pac. Is. 
Mig. c. open, timher 6.2 
Like 233, 234; crown, hind-neck dark violet-brown; very 
little rufous on tail; f., duller. Insects, caterpillars. 
1 236 Channel-bill, Giant Cuckoo, Storm (Flood, Rain) 
1 Bird, Toucan (e), Hornbill (e), Scythrops novae- 
hollandiae. Cel., Flores, Mol., A., T. (once). 
Mig. r. plains 24 
Gray; tail banded black; tipped white barred black, white 
below; bill very large, light horn-color; red about eye; 
f., smaller. Insects, berries. 
F. 97. Indicatoridae, Honey-Guides, 18 sp. — 2(2)0., 16(16)E. 
F. 98. Capitonidae, Barbets, 140 sp.— 40 (40) O., 82(82)E., 
18(18)N1. 
F. 99. Rhamphastidae, Toucans, 60 sp. Nl. 
F. 100. Oalhulidae, Jacamars, 22 sp. Nl, 
F. 101. Bucconidae, Puff Birds, 45 sp. Nl. 
F. 102. Picidae, Woodpeckers, Piculets, Wrynecks, Flickers, 
440 sp.— 6(5)A., 124(117)0., 41(33)P., 54(53)E., 
44(32)Nc., 197(181)N1. 
F. 103. Eurylaemidae, Broadbills, 16 sp. 0. The only family 
of birds restricted to the Oriental Region. 
The Brush Cuckoo is rare. In fact, considerable difficulty was 
experienced in obtaining a specimen for the photograph above, as 
there was no named specimen in the National Museum. Thanks 
to Messrs. Kershaw and French, the difficulty was at last over- 
come. 
The Bronze Cuckoos are very similar. They will be imme- 
diately recognized by the under-surface barred brown and white, 
and the golden-green or bronze lustre of the dark back. The 
New Zealand Bronze-Cuckoo migrates from N.E. Australia and 
New Guinea. Apparently it sometimes migrates down the East 
Coast, instead of to New Zealand. 
The Narrow-billed Bronze Cuckoo has a narrower bill, and the 
centre tail feathers are brownish-chestnut at the base. While 
the birds are so similar, their eggs are quite unlike. The Bronze 
Cuckoo lays a bronze egg, generally in dome-shaped or covered 
nests. It is sometimes found in Tits' nests. The Narrow-billed 
Bronze Cuckoo has a red-speckled egg, which is placed often in 
an open or cup-shaped nest. 
The last Cuckoo— the Channel-bill— is one of the largest of 
Cuckoos. It is a northern bird, which very rarely reaches the 
southern part of the continent. Its large bill is characteristic. 
