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CUCULUS HIMALAYANUS .
Cue. eorpore su p rà ru fo , fu s e o fa s c ia to ; s u l tù s albo, n ig ro fa s c ia to , p e e to r e r u fo tin e to ; remi-
g ib u s r e c tric ibusque fu s c i s , illis e x te rn e r u fo , in te r n i albo ma cu la tis, bis dimbus rnediis r u fo
o b lique fa s c ia to , coe te ris albo, ru fo va r ieg a to , ìnacidatis.
Longitudo corjooWj, 11 unc.
Amoko He many new species which formed the collection, we observe with moch satisfaction this very elegant
c.vamplc o f the genus Cuculia, tvhlch appears to be confined to the wooded range of the monntains In
colour and He arrangement of its markings it bears no distant resemblance to the immature pinmage o f onr
well-known British Cookoo, which nndcrgocs successive variations till it attains maturity. IVc are however
mehncd to beheve, notwithstanding this similarity o f plumage, that tl.e present bird is fully adnit ; an opiiiloii
wluci, we think conntcnaiiced by the glossiness o f the feathers, and the decided character of their markings
110 signs of anytluiig like a progressive change being a t all indicated.
_ D ie Cueulus Hmalayanus is among tlie smallest of the genus. No information has been received resiiectiim.
Its habits. We have not ourselves seen any otlier example of this beautiful bird tban tlie one in tiie
IVIiiseam o f the Zoological Society from whicli the figure was taken.
The general ground colour of the U])i.er parts is rufous, elegantly barred witli dark grey ; the sides o f the
chest rnfons; the under parts are white barred with blaek ; the bill is black ; the tarsi light yellow.
D ie figure is of the natural size.