F. 96. CUCULIDAE (14), CUCKOOS (Cuckows), 202 sp.--61(50)A., 57(42)O., 8(0)P., 55(51)E., 8(0)Nc., 43(35)Nl. [Page 109] 2 11 =229* Pallid Cuckoo= (Unadorned), Harbinger-of-Spring, Scale (Semitone, Brain-fever, Storm) Bird, Mosquito (Grasshopper) Hawk, _Cuculus inornatus_, A., T. =vt Eur. Cuckoo. [~229 _Cuculus pallidus._] Mig. v.c. _open_, _timber_ 12 Upper brown; under gray; tail barred white, brown; eyelash yellow; white at edge wing; wing spotted, marked lighter; f., upper mottled whitish, rufous. Caterpillars, insects. Runs up scale, calls frequently at night. 3 13 =230* Fan-tailed Cuckoo=, Ash-colored, _Cacomantis rufulus (flabelliformis)_, Aru Is., A., T. Mig. c. _open_, _timber_ 10 Head, upper dark slate-gray; under rust-red; throat gray; tail dark toothed with white; white edge of wing; eyelash citron-yellow; f., smaller. Caterpillars, insects. Sad trill often repeated. =231 Square-tailed Cuckoo= (Brush), _C. flabelliformis (variolosus)_, Mol., Timor, N.G., A. Mig. v.r. _open timber_ 9.2 Like 230, but smaller; tail feathers toothed with white on inner web only; f., sim. Insects. 1 1 =232 Black-eared Cuckoo=, _Mesocalius palliolatus_, Mol., Aru Is., A. [~232 _Misocalius palliolatus._] Mig. v.r. _scrub_ 7.5 Head, upper, wings glossy olive-brown; shoulder darker; tail olive-brown tipped white; side tail feather five white bars; behind ear a narrow black streak; above this a lighter patch; under pale-brown; f., duller. Insects. Feeble plaintive note. [Page 110] [Illustration: [233] [234] [235] [236]] 5 15 =233 Narrow-billed Bronze Cuckoo=, _Chalcococcyx basalis_, Mal. Pen., Java, Cel., to A., T. Mig. c. _open_, _timber_ 6.2 Upper beautiful bronze-green; under barred brown, white; like 234 but bill narrower; lighter brown head; paler back; outer tail feathers strongly barred blackish-brown, white; centre abdomen not barred; base tail much chestnut; f., duller. Insects, caterpillars. [Page 111] =234 Broad-billed Bronze Cuckoo= (New Zealand, Shining), Pipiwharauroa, _C. lucidus_, E.A., T., N.Z., Chatham Is., Macquarie Is. (acc). Mig. v.r. _open_, _timber_ 6.2 Like 233, but outer tail feathers barred white; next feathers barred rufous; forehead freckled with white; crown, hind-neck shining-green; bill broader; f., duller. Insects. =235* Bronze Cuckoo=, _C. plagosus_, A., T., Pac. Is. Mig. c. _open_, _timber_ 6.2 Like 233, 234; crown, hind-neck dark violet-brown; very little rufous on tail; f., duller. Insects, caterpillars. 1 1 =236 Channel-bill=, Giant Cuckoo, Storm (Flood, Rain) Bird, Toucan (e), Hornbill (e), _Scythrops novae-hollandiae_, Cel., Flores, Mol., A., T. (once). Mig. r. _plains_ 24