SCANSORES. 
liOngth of hallux nearly 1 inch 9 lines, of which tlie claw 
measures I inch. 
Not an imcommon species; frequents low'^ damp places, the 
skirts of mangrove s\vamps, and wherever tliere is thick cover and 
water; it is, however, veiy difficult to get more tlian a glance 
at these birds, as they fly low, rarely rising abo\ e the bushes. 
Sab-fem. Cuculina). 
Gen. Oxylophus. 
Oxylophus coromandus (Linn.). 
Above, head, back, tail, scapularies and greater wing-covers, 
black, with steel-blue reflections on the tail, and greenish re- 
flections on the back ; the rest of the wing rufous ; the tips of 
the primary quills dusky. 
Below, throat rufous yellow, passing into white on the belly, and 
this colour again, towards the tail, passing gradually into dark gray 
and black. The tail itself is black, with the feathers indistinctly 
tipped with dusky white. 
The tail is much and regularly rounded, the outer feathers being 
four inches shorter than those of the centre. 
Beak and claws black. 
Length, 1 foot 4 inches. 
„ of bill, from gape, 1 inch 3 lines. 
,, front, 1 inch ; the apparent front, from w'hich 
this measurement is taken is thinly feathered; from the actual 
front, however, the bill measures 1 inch 3 lines. 
Length of crest beyond the occiput, nearly inch. 
„ of wings, inches. 
„ of tail, 9^ inches. 
„ of tarsus, 1 inch. 
„ of middle toe, 1 inch 2 lines. 
„ of versatile toe, 1 inch. 
„ of inner toe, barely 10 lines. 
„ of hallux, 7 lines. 
The specimen above described was shot by a native with a 
siimpitan or blow-pipe. 
Gen. Eudynamya. 
Eudynamys orientalis (Linn.). - 
Tiuiig Bata (Malay name). 
General colour — glossy metallic black ; feet and claws black ; beak 
(in the dried specimen) blackish green lighter at the tip. Tail 
