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Show 1877.] BIRDS OF THE PHILIPPINES. 543 middle toe 0*75, bill (from forehead) 1*12, width of gape 1*37. The tarsus is feathered anteriorly for about one fourth of its length; the bill is massive. 14. EUDYNAMIS MINDANENSIS. Cuculus mindanensis, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. p. 169. no. 3 (1766); Walden, t. c. p. 162. no. 61. [No. 392, cf.} No. 393, cf • [ Malanipa. Eyes red.] No. 394, ? . J Malanipa is a new locality for this species ; but, from its proximity to Mindanao, the examples may be considered typical. The two males are in full black plumage, with a green gloss. They have, however, a shorter wing than Guimaras examples, the only other Philippine examples I have been able to compare them with. The female is without a tail; and in the absence of any other Philippine individuals of that sex I can make no satisfactory comparisons. No. 392, No. 393, No. 394, o*. d- ?• Wing. in. 7*38 7*38 6*75 Tail. in. 7*62 8*00 Bill, from nostril. in. 0*75 0*75 0*75 Tarsus. in. 1*25 1*25 1*25 Middle toe, in. 112 1*12 1*12 No. 392 has a pure white primary wing-covert. Mindanao individuals remain a desideratum. 15. CENTROCOCCYX VIRIDIS. Cuculus viridis, Scop. Del. Fl. Faun. Insubr. ii. p. 89. no. 47 (1786); Walden, t. c. p. 163. no. 64. [No. 355, $ . Ilo-ilo. Eyes red. Stomach had insects.] A young bird, with many new feathers coming in. Old feathers of the body and tail brown. Examples from Luzon, Negros, Zebu, and Guimaras (mus. nostr.) do not differ from this typical specimen. There is no record of a Panay example having reached Europe since Sonnerat's time. 16. BUCEROS MINDANENSIS, n. sp. TN 4 ft 7 A (Pa s a n a n c a- Eyes yellowish grey; legs, base and *-Vr' fWci £' i knob of bill red; tips of upper and lower man- No. 408, $ . | diblewhite. No. 409, ? . Pasananca. Bill nearly uniform black, tinged with red ; eyes blue. On the whole, appears a much younger bird. The stomachs of all contained seeds and fruit, and grubs, centipedes, grasshoppers, &c. These birds make a loud sound, like a crow somewhat, and frequent the highest trees. Several times in the early morning we came upon them on the ground under the trees; and I rather think they scrape at the roots of trees for food.] These examples belong to a representative form of B. hydrocorax, ex Luzon. They differ from that species in having a corrugated |