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Birds of Celebes: Cuculidae. 
* 73. PHOENICOPHAES CALORHYNCHUS T emm. 
Blue-tailed Malkoha. 
In the Southern Peninsula of Celebes this well-marked species has the head 
of a lighter grey than in the birds of the north and east of the island and has 
been suhspecifically distinguished therefrom. The two known races are: 
4" 1. The typical Phoenicophaes calorhynchns. 
a. PhoBnicophaus calorhynchus (I) Temm., PI. Coll. 1825, pi. 349; fSj Less., Man. d’Orn. 
1828, n, 128; (3) Ciiv., Eegne An. 1829, I, 456; (4) 8. Mull., Yerli. Natuurk. 
Comm. 1839 — 44, 234, note; (5) Blyth, J. A. S. B. 1845, XIV, 199; (6) Gray, 
Gen. B. 1846, II, 459; (7) Bp., Consp. 1850, I, 98; id., Oonsp. Yol. Zygod. 1854, 
5; (8) J. & E. Yerr., Eev. Zool. 1855, 356; (9) ScliL, Mus. P.-B. Cuculi 1864, 48; 
(10) Einscli, Xeu-Guinea 1865, 159; (11) Wall., Malay Archip. 1869, I, 429; (12) 
Gray, HL. 1870, H, 205; (13) Wald., Tr. Z. S. 1872, YHI, 52, fig. 5, head; (14) 
Brfigg., Ahh. Yer. Bremen 1876, Y, 57; (15) Lenz, J. f. O. 1877, 371; (16) 
Posenh., Malay. Arch. 1878, 275; (17) Meyer, Ibis 1879, 67; (18) Guillem., 
P. Z. S. 1885, 549; (19) Hickson, Xat. in X. Celebes 1889, 255; (20) Tristr., 
Cat. Coll. B. 1889, 83; ('XX7J Meyer, Abb. von Yogelskel. 1897, pi. CCXXIX. 
b. Melias calyorhyncbus (1) Less., Tr. d’Orn. 1831, 132. 
c. Zanclostomus calorhenchus (1) Blyth, J. A. S. B. 1842, 1098, 28. 
d. Phcenieophaus melanogaster (1) Blyth (nec YieilL), Cat. B. Mus. A. S. B. 1849, 75. 
e. Ehamphococcyx calorhynchns (1) Cab. & Heine, Mus. Hein. 1862, lY, 65; (2) Sharpe, 
P. Z. S. 1873, 605, fig. of head; (3) Salvad., Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. 1875, YH, 
649; (4) Cab. & Echnw., J. f. O. 1876, 324 (Ceram!); (5) Salvad., P. Z. S. 1877, 
195; (6) id., Orn. Pap. 1880, I, 392; (6^^^) W. Bias., J. f. 0. 1883, 136; (7) id., 
Z. ges. Orn. 1886, 95; (8) Hein. & Echnw., Xomencl. Mus. Hein. 1890, 201] (9) 
Shelley, Cat. B. XIX, 1891, 396; (10) Hartert, Kat. Y. Mus. Senckenb. 1891, 149; 
(11) M. & Wg., Ahh. Mus. Dresden 1895, Xr. 8, p. 6; (12) iid., ib. 1896, Xr. 2, p. 11. 
“Wakeke” or “Bakeke” (Meyer a 77), “Burong bakeke” or Makekeke” (Xat. Coll.), nearManado. 
“Koko-ondo” or “Tontonbara” (Meyer a 17), inland name, Minahassa, meaning Eoreteller-hird 
by daytime (“Geloofvogel hij dag” — Dutch). 
^‘Aluii”, Gorontalo (Eosenb. a 16). 
“Djee”, Tonkean and Balante, E. Celebes (Xat. Coll.). 
Figures and descriptions. Temminck a 7; Meyer a IKXI (skeleton); AYalden a 13 (head fig.); 
Sharpe e 2 (head fig.); Briiggemann a 74 (juv.); Cahanis & Heine el] Shelley e5. 
Adult (Xorth Celebes). Head above as far as nape dark mouse-grey; neck, mantle, 
scapulars and wing-coverts (except the greater series) chestnut; chin, throat and 
breast paler (burnt sienna or hazel) ; lower back, rump, and upper tail-coverts, ab- 
domen, sides, under wing-coverts, flanks and thighs slaty, paler below, but 
passing into black on the under tail-coverts; wings and tail glossy dark violet- 
blue; the greater wing-coverts similarly coloured, hut often broadly fringed with 
dark chestnut where they approximate the chestnut scapulars and median coverts 
(Manado, C 5177). Bill, tip white, then a black space about 10 mm wide, the rest 
1) The name of this species has been variously spelt Phamicophceus , Phoenicophaeus , Phcenieophaus, 
Phoenicophaes, calyorhynchus, calorhynchns, callirhynchus, calorhenchus. 
