. A general history of birds . e Malkoha, Levail. p. 90. Red-headed Cuckow, Gen. Syn. ii. 544. Ind. Zool. pl. 6. THE length of this bird is sixteen inches; weight four strong, very thick at the base, and bends downwards, colourgreenish yellow; top and hind part of the head and neck, underthe jaws, greenish black, with a slender white streak down the shaftsof the feathers, and from the narrowness of those about the head,appear as numerous specks; sides of the head, and round the eyes,wholly bare of feathers, appearing rough or granulated, and reddishorange-colour, bou
. A general history of birds . e Malkoha, Levail. p. 90. Red-headed Cuckow, Gen. Syn. ii. 544. Ind. Zool. pl. 6. THE length of this bird is sixteen inches; weight four strong, very thick at the base, and bends downwards, colourgreenish yellow; top and hind part of the head and neck, underthe jaws, greenish black, with a slender white streak down the shaftsof the feathers, and from the narrowness of those about the head,appear as numerous specks; sides of the head, and round the eyes,wholly bare of feathers, appearing rough or granulated, and reddishorange-colour, bounded beneath with white ; but down the middleof the crown covered with feathers ; fore part of the neck, back, andwings greenish black, with a gloss of green on the last; tail verylong, cuneiform, greenish black, appearing glossy in some lights,the feathers white for nearly one-third from the end; breast and bellywhite; the legs brown, with yellowish scales; claws crooked; thewings reach a little beyond the middle of the I y Eg w MALKOHA. 253 Inhabits Ceylon, where it is called Malkoha; lives in the woods,and feeds on fruits. A specimen, in Mr. DanielFs drawings, wasfull eighteen inches long, and named Maal-kenda-Ettah. 2 — TRI-COLOURED MALKOHA. Cuculus curvirostris, Curve-billed Cuckow, Nat. Misc. pi. tricolor, Tricoloured JMalkoha, Gen. Zool. ix. 61. pi. 14-Le Malkoha Rouverdin, Levail. Afr. v. 92. pi. 225. THIS is more than sixteen inches long. The bill stout, formedas in the Red-headed, but pale in colour; the bare part on the sidesof the head occupying less space; the head full of feathers, bluishgrey; neck behind, upper parts of the body, and wings, dull green,in some lights appearing more or less glossy; throat, neck before,breast and belly, thighs and vent, brownish chestnut; tail greatlycuneiform, the two middle feathers near seven inches long, theexterior three; colour dull green, in some lights glossy, with the ends,for some length, brownis
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