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CENTROCOCCYX. — CENTROPÜS. 
CENTROCOCCYX (Centropodinae. — xsvTpov calcar, xoxxu^ cuculus) Cabanis, 
Mus. Heine. 1863. 109. = Centropus Illig. 
Umfasst die Gruppe der gleichsam nach einem Muster gefärbten, fast nur in 
den Dimensionen Unterschiede zeigenden, bis auf die rothbraunen Flügel schwarzen 
typischen Spornkuckuke , welche durch ihren längern stufigen Schwanz, der stets 
mehr als die Hälfte der ganzen Länge des Vogels ausmacht, von den afrikanischen 
geschieden und geographisch auf die indische Region beschränkt, nur den C. mo- 
luccensis gleichsam als Ausläufer auf die benachbarten Inseln australischer Fauna 
ausgesandt zu haben scheint. 
affinis Cabanis, Mus. Heine. IV^ 110. = Centropus rectunguis Strickl. 
bengalensis Cabanis, Mus. Heine. IV^ IJl. — Centropus rectunguis Strickl. 
borneensis Gray, Handlist Birds II. 213. = Centropus eurycercus Hay. 
chlororhynchus Cabanis, Mus. Heine. IV\ 116. = Centropus chlororhynchus 
Blyth. 
eurycercus Cabanis, Mus. Heine. IV*. 116. = Centropus eurycercus Hay. 
lepidus Cabanis, Mus. Heine. IV^ 109. = Centropus rectunguis Strickl. 
lignator Cabanis, Mus. Heine. IV*. III. = Centropus rectunguis Strickl. 
Molkenboeri Gray, Handlist Birds II. 214. = Centropus viridis Blyth. 
moluccensis Cabanis, Mus. Heine. IV*. 113. = Centropus rectunguis Strickl. 
rectunguis Cabanis, Mus. Heine. IV*. 114. = Centropus rectunguis Strickl. 
rufipennis Cabanis, Mus. Heine. IV*. 115. = Centropus rußpennis Illig. 
sinensis Cabanis, Mus. Heine. FV*. 116. = Centropus sinensis Blyth. 
validus Heine, Journ. Ornithol. 1863, XT. 357. = Centropus sinensis Blyth. 
CENTKONYX (Fringillidae) Baird, Birds N. America 1858. 470. = Ämmodromus 
Swains. 
Bill elongated, the lower mandible smaller, outlines nearly straight. Tarsus 
lengthened, considerably exceeding the middle toe. Lateral toes equal, not reaching 
the base of the middle claw. Hind toe very large; the claw rather longer than 
its digit, and in its elongation resembling Plectrophanes , but more curved; the 
digit and claw together rather longer than the middle toe and claw. Wings very 
long', reaching beyond the middle of the tail and beyond the end of the coverts. 
Tertials shorter than the primaries and but little longer than the secondaries. 
Tail short, much less than from the carpal joint to end of secondaries: little 
more than two hinds the entire wing. It is slightly forked and moderatley rounded 
laterally: the feathers all acute. 
Bairdi Baird, Birds N. America 441. = Ammodromus Bairdi. 
CENTROPHANES Cabanis in v. Tschudi Fauna peruan. 1845. 167. = Centrites Cab. 
CENTROPHANES (Emberizinae) Kaup, Natürl. Syst. 1829. l^^. = EmberizaU^. 
calcaratus Gray, List Genera Birds 11. — Emheriza lapponica Bonap. 
lapponicus Kaup, Natürl. Syst. 128. — Emberiza laj^ponica Bonap. 
melanomus Gray, Handlist Birds II. 116. = Emberiza melanomus. 
ornatus Cabanis, Mus. Heine. I. 127. = Emberiza ornata Aud. 
pictus Cabanis, Mus. Heine. I. 127. — Emberiza picta Swains. 
Smithi Cabanis, Mus. Heine. I. 127. — Emberiza Smithi. 
CENTROPUS (Cuculidae. — xsvxpov calcar, ttouç pes). — Illiger, Prodrom. 
Syst. 1811. 205. — Schlegel, Mus. Pays-Bas Cuculi 60. 
Synon.: Polophilus Leach. — Polyphylus, Corydonix Vieill. — Centrococcyx, Pyrrho- 
centor, Nesocentor Cab. 
Rostrum capite brevius, incurvum, valde compressum^ grypanium. Tomia inte- 
gerrima. Nares plumis recumbentibus tectae. Cauda gradata, elongata. Pedes 
scansoriij congrui. Digiti externis longiores, antici ßssi, posticorum externus ver- 
satilis'^ Ungues incurvi^ posticus internus reliquis aliquantum longior, restiusculus, 
subulatus — 20 Specc. 
aegyptius Illiger, Prodrom. 205. = Centropus monachus Rüpp. 
aethiops Cuvier, Règne anim. I. 426. — Layard, Birds S. Afr. 247. 
Le Coucal nègi'e Lev aillant. Oiseaux Afr. Tb. 222. [Africa merid. 
Corydonix nigerrimus Vieillot, Encycl. méth. 1343. 
