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387. Coccyzus americanus (Linn.). — Yellow-billed Cuckoo. 



Omaha, Blair, West Point, Lincoln — breeds (L. Bruner); " More frequently 

 seen in Nebraska tban the last one (erythropthalmus) " (Aughey); "Summer 

 resident, arrives in May and leaves in September " (Taylor); " West to eastern 

 Mexico and edge of Great Plains" (Goss); Beatrice — nesting (A. S. Pearse); 

 Omaha — breeding (L. Skow); Peru, common — breeds (G. A. Coleman); Cherry 

 county — breeds (J. M. Bates); Gage county — breeds (F. A. Colby); "common 

 summer resident, arrives May 1 to 10" (I. S. Trostler). 



388. Coccyzus erythrophthalmus (Wils.). — Black-billed 



Cuckoo. 



West Point, Lincoln, Omaha — breeds (L. Bruner); "only occasionally met 

 in this state" (Aughey); "Summer resident, somewhat rare, arrives in May 

 and leaves in September " (Taylor) ; "West to the Rocky mountains " (Goss); 

 Omaha — nesting (L. Skow) ; "summer resident, not so common as the preced- 

 ing" (L S. Trostler). 



Fh!. :n.— Black-billed Cuckoo. 



Family ALCEDINID^ffi.— Kingfishers. 

 390. Ceryle alcyon (Linn.). — Belted Kingfisher. 



West Point, Lyons, Norfolk, Omaha, Lincoln, South Bend, etc. — breeds 

 (L. Bruner); "Frequently seen in Nebraska" (Aughey); "A very common 

 summer resident" (Taylor); " The whole of North America " (Goss); Beatrice, 

 De Witt (A. S. Pearse); Omaha — breeding (L. Skow); Peru, common — breeds 

 (G. A. Coleman); Cherry county — breeds (J. M. Bates); Gage county (F. A. 

 Colby); "summer resident, quite common, sometimes seen in midwinter" 

 (I. S. Trostler). 



