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''Cacomantis'' is a genus of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family. The genus name is derived from the Greek ''kakos'' meaning evil or ill-boding and ''mantis'' for prophet and is derived from their association with "rains" being supposed to be predict ill fortune and bad weather. Most of them have a round nostril and are mainly in brown and gray colours. The tails are graduated and barred. The bars are transverse in ''sonneratii'' and oblique in all others.〔Payne, RB (2005). The Cuckoos. Oxford University Press. p. 422〕 It contains the following species: * Banded bay cuckoo, ''Cacomantis sonneratii'' * Plaintive cuckoo, ''Cacomantis merulinus'' * Rusty-breasted cuckoo, ''Cacomantis sepulcralis'' * Grey-bellied cuckoo, ''Cacomantis passerinus'' * Brush cuckoo, ''Cacomantis variolosus'' * Moluccan cuckoo, ''Cacomantis heinrichi'' * Chestnut-breasted cuckoo, ''Cacomantis castaneiventris'' * Fan-tailed cuckoo, ''Cacomantis flabelliformis'' * Pallid cuckoo, ''Cacamantis pallidus'' * White-crowned cuckoo, ''Cacamantis leucolophus ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cacomantis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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