BRONZE CUCKOO. 
shows very beautifully. . , . The stomach is capacious, membranous, and slightly 
lined with hair. Its note is a mournful whistle, very like that usually employed 
to call a dog.” 
Gould gave no reason for the recognition of Latham’s plagosus, but this is 
due to the examination of the “ Watling ” drawings by G. R. Gray. In the 
Annals Magazine of Natural History, Vol. XI., p. 190, 1843, Gray had noted : 
“ Guculus plagosus Lath., Vieill. nec C. lucidus, Gm., V. & H. “Name proposed 
‘ Chrysococcyx plagosus.'' ” 
Afterwards Strickland and Gould examined the paintings, and, agreeing 
with Gray’s determination, Gould made use of Latham’s plagosus. At the same 
time Gray questioned Latham’s Sylvia versicolor as being “ Chrysococcyx — ? ” 
and Gould was probably right in quoting C. versicolor of Gray as a synonym, 
but as hereafter noted I do not think that Latham’s Sylvia versicolor is here 
referable. 
Mr. T. H. Tregellas has sent me the following notes from Victoria : “ Tlie 
Bronze Cuckoo {L. plagosus) has been plentiful this season, and a great number 
have been seen in the parks and gardens of the metropolis as well as in the 
heart of the bush. As a consequence of their great numbers, a large percentage 
of their eggs have been found, principally in the nests of the Acanthiza family, 
but a good number in the nests of Wrens and Robins. At Wongan Park on 
Nov. 2 I found the nest of P. leggii about four feet from the ground in a 
box sapling, the nest beautifully lined with rabbit fur, and containing one 
young Bronze Cuckoo. Calling next week I saw the bird again, and on the 
14th I took the photo of the bird and nest. On Nov. 6 one of my boys 
discovered a nest of M. cyaneus with another young plagosus in it. As usual, 
it was the sole occupant, and was clamouring for food when discovered. The 
markings of these two were exactly similar and were : Feet, legs and bill 
light slate, gape cream, roof of mouth orange-buff, irides light slate-blue, 
feathers on head and neck light brown, bronze just appearing on back and 
wings, breast grey, abdomen creamy-white with transverse bars just appearing. 
I note one specimen is slightly rufous on breast : this is probably a day or 
two older.” 
Mr. Chandler thus described a younger specimen : “ Fledgling in Blue 
Wren’s nest about one week old. Feathers on shoulders breaking showing 
bronze : back bare : primary quills one inch long : tail half an inch : feathers 
on breast and flanks creamy : gape cream : roof of mouth light brown : feet 
and legs slate : irides brown.” 
Mr. A. H. E. Mattingley has written me : “ I have noticed six or seven 
cocks wooing a single hen bird. The cock woos the hen, or rather its love is 
displayed, by outstretching -its wings, at the same time it leans forward on 
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