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Birds of Celebes; Cuculidae. 
For synonymy see Shelley 1. c. 
Distribution. Europe, N. Africa, Asia as far east as India, migrating in winter south to the 
Cape, S. Persia, S. India, as a straggler — Ceylon. 
Diagnosis. Larger, wing 203— 226 mm (8.0 in. — 8.9 in., Legge, B. Ceylon 222); the bars 
on the under surface usually a very little narrower. 
2. Cuculus canorus canoroides (S. Mil 11.). 
b. Cuculus canorus (1) Horsf., Tr. Z. 8 . 1821, Xm, 179 (Java); Wald., Tr. Z. S. 
1872, Vm, 115, pt. (Celebes); (2) Swinh., P. Z. S. 1871, 395 (China); (3) Hartl. 
& F., P. Z. 8. 1872, 100 (Pelew); (4) Finsch, J. Mus. Godef. 1875, Yrtl, 12 (Pelew); 
(5) Hume, Str. F. 1875, III, 78 (Pegu); [6) id., Str. F. 1876, IV, 288 (Andamans 
and India); (7) David and Oust., Ois. Chine 1877, 65 (China); (8) Finsch, P. Z. 
8 . 1879, 12 (Duke of York Id.); (9) Oates, B. Brit. Bmmah 1883, 103 (Burmah); 
(10) Styan, Ibis 1887, 230; 1891, 325,484; (11) Seebohm, B. Japan. Emp. 1890, 
169 (Japan); (12) Shelley, Cat. B. 1891, XIX, 245, pt. (Japan, Xew Gluinea, etc.); 
(13) Baldamus, Leben europ. Kuck. 1892, 17, 18 (? Celebes); (14) Seebohm, BdIs 
1893, 51 (Loochoo Is.); (15) Hose, t. c. 414 (Sarawak); (16) Bourns & Worces., 
B. Menage Exped. 1894, 35. 
c. Cuculus canoroides (1) S. Miill., Yerh. Xatuurk. Comm. 1839—44, 235 (in part?); (2) Old., 
Handb. B. Austr. 1865, I, 614; (3) Blyth, Ibis 1865, 31, 40; (4) Salvad., Orn. 
Pap. 1880, I, 328; Agg. 1889, 48, and 1891, 217; (5) W. Bias. & Xehrk., Yerh. 
z.-b. Ges. Wien 1882, 417; (6) W. Bias., J. f. 0. 1883, 115; (7) Pleske, Bull. 
Acad. Petersb. 1884, 116; (8) Guillem., P. Z. S. 1885, 565, 624; (9) W. Bias., 
Ornis 1888, 306, 565; (10) id.. Ibis 1888, 373; (11) id., J. f. 0. 1890, 145; (12) 
Whitehd., Ibis 1890, 46. 
d. Cuculus optatus (1) Gld., P. Z. S. 1845, 18; (II) id., B. Austr. 1848, lY, pi. 84; (3) 
Baldms., Leben europ. Kuck. 1892, 127 (pt. ?). 
e. Cuculus canorinus (1) ?Cab. & Heine, Mus. Hein. 1862, lY, 35; (2) Salvad., Cat. Ucc. 
Borneo 1874, 67; (3) ?Tacz., J. f. 0. 1881, 186; (4) PDeditius, J. f. 0. 1886, 
540; (5) Everett, J. Str. Br. B. A. S. 1889, 169; (6) Baldamus, Leben eur. Kuck. 
1892, 126. 
f. Cuculus striatus (1) Swinh. (nec Drapiez), Ibis 1861, 259, 340 (in partj; ?(^2j David & 
Oust., Ois. Chine 1877, 65. 
g. Cuculus intermedius (nec Yahl) (1) Seeb., B. Japan 1890, 169 partim?; (2) M. & Wg., 
J. f. 0. 1894, 241; (3) iid.. Abb. Mus. Dresd. 1895 Xr. 9, p. 3; (4) Hartert, Xov. 
Zook 1896, 159, 176, 552. 
“Dandape” (ad.) or “Parapaa”, “Mengantagota” (juv.) Talaut, Xat. Coll. 
Distribution. ?East Siberia (e 3^ &4)\ China (Swin h. h 2, D avid h 7); Japan (b 11, b 12)-, 
Burmah (Hume b 5, Oates b 9)] India (Hume b 6)\ Andamans (Hume b 6)\ Philip- 
pines (Platen c 9, c 11, B. & W. b 16)‘, Borneo (c 4, e 5) \ Great Sangi (Platen c 2); 
Talaut Is., Karkellang and Kabruang (Xat. Coll, g 2, g 3)\ Celebes — Xorth (Meyer 
b 7*'®); South (Everett g 4)\ Saleyer, Djampea and Kalao (Everett g 4)\ Bali 
(Doherty ^ 4); Pelew Is. (Heinsohn b 3, b 4)] Halmahera, Ternate, Batchian, Morty, 
Amboina, Waigiou, Aru, Xew Guinea, Jobi, Duke of York Id., Xew Britain, X. 
Australia (Salvad. c 4, Shelley b 12)', Malacca, Singapore, Java, Dahat Id., Timor 
(Shelley b 12). 
Diagnosis. Smaller, wing 190 (or less) to 220 mm (specimen in Coll. Salvad. c4); the bars 
on the under surface usually broader and blacker; wing below with one or two fewer 
white bars. 
