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STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE BULLETINS. 



177-3H8-(428). Coccyziis erythropthaliiiiis (Wils.). *Black-billed Cuckoo. 



Formerly quite common at this place, but now rather rare; May to August; '"very 

 common in Kent Co. and not uncommon resident at Mackinac Island" (S. E. White); 

 "common on Keweenaw Point" (E. W. Durfee); "common at St. Joseph, very com- 

 mon at Albion, and a not rare summer resident at Palmer, Marquette Co." (O. B. 

 Warren); "very common in Kalamazoo Co."' (Dr. M. Gibbs); "both of the Cuckoos 

 are rare at Bay City" (N. A. Eddy); Mr. Robert H. Wolcott took four nests with 

 eggs. July 20. 1893, at St. Clair Flats; breeds; nests in June, in orchards, bushes or 

 trees; eggs four to six, laid at intervals, blue; feed on hairy caterpillars. I have 

 often seen them eat the Tent Caterpillar C/zsiocamjpa americana. Forbes found 

 (see report of Michigan Hort. Soc, 1891, p. 204) that seventy-five per cent of the food 

 of birds of this species which he examined consisted of canker worms. 



SuBORDEK ALCYONES. Kingfishers. 



Strong billed birds; food almost entirely fish. 



Family ALCEDINID.E. Kingfishers. 



Feed on fish ; found about streams; kill fish by using them as a hammer; utter a 

 whirring note as they fly along the creek or river. 



Gends CERYLE Boie. 



Helter Kingfisher, reduced. 



178-31K>-(42:{). Ceryle alcyoii {Linn.). *Belted Kingfisher. 



Very common; throughout the entire state; April to Sept.; " (irand Traverse 

 Co." (Dr. M. L. Leach); "often common summer resident at Mackinac Island " (S. E. 

 White); '• very common at Albion and St. Joseph, and Palmer, Marquette Co., where 



