"The Australian cuckoo is a nightjar, and is heard only by night."
1868. W. Carleton, `Australian Nights,' p. 19:
"The Austral cuckoo spoke
His melancholy note, `Mopoke.'"
1889. Prof. Parker, `Catalogue of New Zealand Exhibition,' p. 118:
"There are two species of the Longtailed Cuckoo (<i>Eudynamis taitensis</i>), and the beautiful Bronze or Shining Cuckoo (<i>Chrysococcyx lucidus</i>). They are both migratory birds. The Long-tailed Cuckoo spends its winter in some of the Pacific islands, the Shining Cuckoo in Australia."
<hw>Cuckoo-shrike</hw>, <i>n</i>. This combination of two common English bird-names is assigned in Australia to the following—
Barred Cuckoo-shrike
<i>Graucalus lineatus</i>, Swains.
Black-faced C.—
<i>G. melanops</i>, Lath.
Ground C.—
<i>Pteropodocys phasianella</i>, Gould.
Little C.—
<i>Graucalus mentalis</i>, Vig. and Hors.