Hierococcyx nisicolor (Hodgs.).
Hodgson's Hawk - Cuckoo.

Hierococcyx nisicolor * (Hodgs.), Jerd. B. Ind. i, p. 330; Hume, Cat. no. 206.

An egg of this species, which was extracted from the oviduct of the female (so Mandelli told me distinctly) on the 5th June, is a broad oval, scarcely at all pointed towards the small end, and a little obtuse at the large end.

The colour is a uniform olive - brown, and round the large end there is an indistinct zone of a darker shade ; the shell is firm and smooth, but there is very little gloss on the egg ; it measures 0.89 by 0.64.

* There are three closely allied species of Hierococcyx which occur in Southeastern Asia. H. nisicolor of Hodgson, from Nepal and Sikhim down to Singapore, has a small bill, sharp wing, and very rufous lower plumage. H.fugax of Horsfield, from Malacca, Singapore, Sumatra, Java, and Borneo, has a huge bill, a blunt wing, and white lower plumage. H. hyperythrus of Gould, found from Japan down to the Philippines) has a small bill) blunt wing, and uniform rufous breast, contrasting with the white abdomen. The above comparisons are drawn) of course, from fully adult birds.  -  Ed.