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chestnut breasted cuckoo
Cacomantis pyrrhophanus pyrrhophanus
(Vieillot)
Range.- New Caledonia, Lifu, Uvea.
Description.- Similar to
schistaceigularis from the New
Hebrides, but lighter and more brownish.
Habits.- Parisitizes which species?
Rupicola, Patroclus
Collecting.- Adults only. A series
of 4 or 5 will be sufficient, knowing
how difficult it is to make nice
Cuckoo-skins.
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