116 FAUNA OF NEW ENGLAND. 



COCCYGES. CUCULl. 



CUCULIDAE. 



Me. — Common summer resident. May 11-Sept. 14. Eggs, 

 June 17. 



N. H. — Common summer resident at lower elevations. May 12- 

 Sept. 22 (Oct. 5). 



Vt. — Common summer resident. Eggs, (Aug. 13). 



Mass. — Common summer resident. May 4-Sept. 27 (Oct. 

 21). Eggs, May 20-June 17. 



R. I. — Common summer resident. INIay 11-Sept. 16. Eggs, 

 May 27- June 1. 



Conn. — Common summer resident. May 15-Sept. 28 (Nov. 

 28, 1888, Stratford). Eggs, June 7- July 24 (Aug. 26). 



ALCYONES. 



ALCEDINIDAE. 



221. Ceryle alcyon (Linne) Bonaparte. 



Belted kingfisher; Kingfisher; Lazy-bird. 



Alcedo alcyon Linne, Syst. nat., ed. 10, 1758, vol. 1, ]). 115. 

 "America." Audubon, Birds of Amer., 1842, vol. 4, p. 205, pi. 

 255. Egg, Bendire, 1895, vol. 2, pi. 1, fig. 3. 



Vicinity of bodies of water; nests in burrows excavated in banks. 



Me. — Common summer resident. April 12-Sept. (Dec. 27). 

 Eggs, June 1. 



N. H. — Common summer resident; rare winter resident near 

 open streams. Mar.-Nov. 24 (winter). Eggs, May 20. 



Vt. — Common summer resident; rare Avinter resident. Mar. 

 27-Oct. (winter, Brattleboro). 



]\Iass. — Common summer resident, and rare winter resident. 

 Mar. 15-Dec. 5 (winter). Eggs, ^Nlay 15- June 6. 



R. I. — Common summer and uncommon winter resident. 

 ISIar.-Oct. 20; winter. Eggs, May 15-20. 



Conn. — Common summer and uncommon winter resident. 

 Mar. 29-Nov. 13; winter. Eggs, May 14. 



