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long, the tail as long as the wing, rounded, the outermost feathers about % the 
length of the longest. The sexes are dissimilar in coloration, the male black, 
the female spotted or barred Avith taAA'iiy-brown and black. Six species are 
recognised in the Catalogue of Birds , they range from the Himalayas to 
Australia. 
These Cuckoos are probably all parasitical; the Indian species deposits its 
eggs in CroAA's’ nests, and in Borneo Whitehead found that the nest of a Mynah 
AA'as used for this purpose. 
* 69. EUDYNAMIS MELANORHYNCHA S. Mull. 
Black-billed Kocl. 
Eudynamis melanorhyncha (1) S. Miill., Verb. ISTatuurk. Comm. 1839 — 44, 176; (2) Gray, 
Gen. B. 1847, II, 464; (3) Bp., Consp. Av. 1850, 101; (4) Cab. & Heine, Mas. 
Hein. 1862, IV, 55; (5j ihnscb, NeAV Guinea 1865, 159 (Celebes tantum); (6) 
Blytb, Ibis 1868, 364; (7) Wald,, Ibis 1869, 344; (3) Gray, HL. 1870, H, 221; 
(9) Wald., Tr. Z. S. 1872, YllI, 53, 112; (10) Sahnad., Ann. Mns. Ch. Gen. 1875, 
650; (11) Brligg., Abli. Ver. Bremen 1876, Y, 59, 406; (12) Lenz, J. f. O. 1877, 
371 ; (13) Meyer, Ibis 1879, 69, 146; (14) id., Isis 1884, 18; (15) Guillem., P. Z. S. 
1885, 550; (16) W. Bias., Ztscbr. ges. Orn. 1886, 96; (17) id., Ornis 1888, 566; 
(18) Tristr., Cat. Coll. B. 1889, 82; (19) Heine & Eclm., NomencL Mus. Hein. 
1890, 200; (20) Sbelley, Cat. B. XIX, 1891, 327; (21) M. & AVg., Abb. Mus. 
Dresd. 1895, Xr. 8, p. 6; (22) iid., ib. 1896, Xr. 2, p. 8; (23) Hartert. Xoa'. Zool. 
1897, 164; (XXIV) Meyer, Abb. Yogelskel. 1897, pi. CCXXYIII. 
a. ? Eudynamis fascialis (1) Wall., P. Z. S. 1862, 339; (2) Blytb, Ibis 1866, 364; (3) 
Wald., Ibis 1869, 345; (4) Gray, HL. 1869, H, 221. 
h. Cueulus melanorbynehus (1) Scbl., Mus. P.-B. Cuculi 1864, 20. 
“Kao”, ]\Iinabassa, Malays (M. 13). 
“Kororeke” or “Kembaluwan”, Minabassa, inland names (M. 75). 
“Kuku buri”; bepatic phase, and 
“Konil”, mature pbnnage (Guillem. 75). 
“Koukou werreng”, inland near Manado, or 
“Kouo itam”, Nat. Coll. Mus. Dresd. 
“Know maitem”, Tonkean, E. Celebes, iid. 
“Totaal mapok”, Peling, iid. 
Descriptions. S. Miiller 7; Cabanis & Heine 4] AValden 7, 5; Sah'adori lO: Brugge- 
niann 77; Guillemard 75; Blasius76'; Sbelley 20. 
A. ) Adult male. All over glossy blue-black. Bill black; feet black; iris bright red (15 j., 
(N. Celebes, C 3583, and others). 
B. Male nearly adult. Above like the adult, but Avitb some old dull feathers of blackish 
broAA'ii in tail, together with new ones of l)lue-black; under surface from chest down- 
Avards very dark olive AA'itli slight gi-eenisb reflexions (N. Celebes C 3584). 
C. Younger male. Above like the adult, but all the quills dusky, except the innermost ones. 
Avbicb are blue-black; under surface from chest doAVUAvards Avood- brown (or pale 
1) Tlie letters A, a, etc. are used to indicate individuals of opposite sexes of corresponding age, A being 
the fully adidt male, a the fully adult female, B and h the next stage of the two sexes, and so on. 
