THE 
CHINESE CUCKOW. 
Generic Character . 
Bill fomewhat bending:. 
Nojlrils bounded by a fmall rim. 
Tongue fhort, pointed. 
Feet fcanforial. 
Specific Character, &c. 
Long-tailed blue CUCKOW, white beneath; the 
tail-feathers and their coverts each marked 
with a white fpot. 
Le COCOU bleu de la Chine. 
BriJ. 4. p. 157. 
SAN-HIA de la Chine. 
Buf. ois. 6 . p. 389. 
jl he Chineie Cuckow is thus defcribed with ela¬ 
borate exadtnefs by the celebrated ornitholoo-ift 
Briffon. & 
" Not having feen the bird myfelf, I have given 
its defcription from a drawing taken from the life 
in China by Monf. Poivre. It is about the fize of 
a black- 
