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Birds of Celebes: Cuculidae. 
* 73. PHOENICOPHAES CALOKHYNOHUS Temm. 
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 subspecifically distinguished therefrom. The two known races are- 
1. The typical Phoenicophaes calorhynchus. 
a. Phoenicophaus calorhynchus*) (I) Temm., PI. Coll. 1825, pi. 349; ("2; Less., Man d’Orn 
1828, n, 128; (H) Cuv., E^gne An. 1829, 1, 456; {4} S. Mlill, Verh. Ahrtiinrk.’ 
Comm. 1839—44, 234, note; {5} Blyth, J. A. S. B. 1845, XIV, 199; {Q} Gray 
Gen. B. 1846, IT, 459; (7) Bp., Consj). 1850, I, 98; id., Consir Vol. Zygod 1854’ 
5; (8) J. & E. Verr., Eev. Zool. 1855, 356; f8j Schl., Mus. P.-B. Cuculi 1864, 48; 
fJOJ Finscli, Neu-Guinea 1865, 159; fllj Wall, Malay Arcliii). 1869 I 429-’ f 72 J 
Gray, HL. 1870, H, 205; f73J Wald., Tr. Z. S. 1872, VIII, 52, fig. 5, ’head’ fl/j 
Briigg., Abh. Yer. Bremen 1876, V, 57; (15) Lenz, J. f. 0. 1877, 371 •’ (16) 
Eosenb., Malay. Arch. 1878, 275; (17) Meyer, Ibis 1879, 67; (18) Guillem. 
P. Z. S. 1885, 549; (19) Hickson, Nat. hi N. Celebes 1889, 255; (20) Tristr.’ 
Cat. Coll. B. 1889, 83; fXX/j Meyer, Abb. von Yogelskel. 1897, pi. COXXIX. 
b. Melias calyorhynchus (1) Less., Tr. d’Oru. 1831, 132. 
c. Zanclostomus calorhenchus (1) Blyth, J. A. S. B. 1842, 1098, 28. 
d. Phcenicophaus melanogaster (1) Blyth (nec VieilL), Cat. B. Mus. A. S. B. 1849, 75. 
e. Ehamphococcyx calorhynchus (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. 0. 1876, 324 (Ceram!); (5) Salvad., P Z s’l877 
J95; (6) id., Orn. Pap. 1880, I, 392; (6bi.) AY. Bias., J. f. O. 1883, 136; (7) id.’ 
Z. ges. Orn. 1886, 95; (8) Hein. & Echnw., Nomencl. Mus. Hein. 1890 201- (9) 
Shelley, Oat. B. XIX, 1891, 396; (10) Hartcrt, Kat. Ab Mus. Senckenb. 1891, 149; 
(11) M. & Wg., Abh. Mus. Dresden 1895, Nr. 8, p. 0; (12) iid., ib. 1896, Nr. 2, ’p. ll’ 
“Wakeke” or "Bakeke” (Meyer a 17), “Burong bakeke” or Makekeke” (Nat. Coll.), nearManado. 
“Koko-ondo- or “Tontonbara” (Meyer a 17), inland name, klinahassa, meaning Foreteller-bird 
by daytime (“Geloofvogel bij dag” — Dutch). 
“Aluii”, Gorontalo (Eosenb. a 16). 
“Djee”, Tonkean and Balante, E. Celebes (Nat. Coll.). 
Figures and descriptions. Temminck a 7; Meyer a XXI (skeleton;; AYalden n 13 head fig.); 
Sharpe e 2 (head fig.); Briiggemann a 77 (juv.); Cabanis & Heine e7; Shelley e 2.’ 
Adult (North Celebes). Head above as far as nape dark mouse-grey; neck, mantle, 
scapulars and wing-coverts (except the greater senes) 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, but often broadly frhiged with 
dark chestnut where they aj)proximate the chestnut scapulars and median coverts 
(Manado, C 5177). Bill, tip white, then a black space about II) mm wide, the rest 
*) The name oi this species has been variously spelt Plmnicophaus , Phoenicophaens , Pheenieophaus, 
PhmnicophaVs, calyorhynchus, calorhynchus, callirhynchus, calorhenchus. 
