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Birds of Celebes: Cucxilidae. 
h. Cuculus striatus “Drapiez”’) (1) ScliL, Mus. P.-B. Ouculi 1864, 7, ? partim; (2) Swinli., 
P. Z. S. 1871, 395 ?; (3) Hume, Str. F. 1874, 190; (4) Oates, B. Br. Bimmah 
1883, n, 105 ; (5) id, P3is 1889, 355—359; (6) Everett, J. Str. Br. B. A. S. 1888, 170. 
c. Cuculus himalayanus auct. (iiec Vigors, P. Z. S. 1831, 172 — tide Blanford 7, 2). 
d. Cuculus monosyllabicus (1) Swinh., Ibis 1865, 545. 
e. ? Cuculus peninsulae (1) Stejn., Bull. U. S. Hat. Mus. Hr. 29, 1885, 227. 
Cuculus saturatus Hodgson, (1) Blanl, P. Z. S. 1893, 315—319; (2) id., Faun. Br. Ind. 
B. in, 1895, 207. 
Descriptions. Oates b 5; Blanf. 2. 
Adult. When similar to C. canorus, except that the upper parts are much darker, pure 
blackish ashy, the lower parts are generally pale huh with the hlack hands broader 
and more regular, and the edge of the wing pure white. The size is always smaller, 
and the hill a little stronger. The young pass through two stages, in neither of 
which is there a white nuchal spot” (Blanford). 
Changing plumage. In the first plumage the hack is blackish with white margins, in the 
second hlackish, harred with dark rufous (Oates & Blanf). We have two specimens 
from Talaut in such a “first” plumage, which are evidently passing dhectly into the 
adult dress, the grey feathers of that plumage being intermixed with the others on 
the head, neck, and throat. We have described these as second-year birds in the 
former article. 
In their rufous stage Mr. Oates distinguishes C. canorus as being pale rufous ; 
C. saturatus dark rufous, with coarse bars ; C. polioceijhakis chestnut, delicately harred. 
Distribution. East Siberia from the Yenesei ? (Seebohm a 1) to Kamtschatka ? (Stejneger 
e I); China (Swinh. b 2) \ Setchuan (Oust, a 6)] ? Japan (Seebohm ai); India (Oates 
b 4, Blanf. 2); Pegu and Tenasserim (Oates b 4)\ Andamans and Hicohars (Davison 
b 3, B,. G. W. Bamsay a 3, Oates a 2)\ ? Sumatra (Shelley a 3); ? Java (Shelley 
a 3, Schl. b i); Borneo (Everett b d, Schl. & 7); ? Philippines (Shelley a 5); ? Pelew 
Islands (Hartl. & Finsch a 4)\ ? Celebes — Manado (Shelley a 3) — Macassar 
(Wall, a 3, Weber ad);? Batchian, Morty, Flores, Timor, Hoav Guinea, H. Australia 
(Shelley a 3). 
We include this form of Cuckoo doubtfully in the Celebes avifauna on 
the authority of Capt. Shelley, and Mr. Biittikofer; Shelley notes 3 spe- 
cimens in the British Museum from Manado and one from Macassar, as well 
as one specimen of the Common Cuckoo, C. canorus^ also from Manado. These four 
Manado specimens are from the Tweeddale Collection, presumably the identical 
four from Meyer mentioned by Lord Walden (Tr. Z. S. 1872, VIII, 115), who 
remarks that “without the example in full plumage it would have been difficult 
to say whether the other three did not belong to C. canoroides Muller”. 
Shelley now finds them identical with the form he terms “C. intermedius'\ and 
a specimen obtained by Prof. Weber at Macassar is likewise found to be 
“(7. intermedium'' by Biittikofer, though what ^'’C. intermedium'' is we confess we 
do not know. It seems to be composed of C. saturatus and of two races of 
C. canorus. Notwithstanding its near affinity to C. canorus, numerous observers 
Swinhoe, Seebohm, Marshall, Tytler, Kittlitz, David — agree in 
1, Not of Drapiez, according to Seebohm (a 1) and Blanford 1. 
