274 COCCYZUS ERYTHROPHTPIALMUS. 



Tlab. — Over the waters of all North and Midillo Anicrica, and many of the West 

 Indian Itslauds. Resident, or iuii)erfeetly migratory, being in the north forced away 

 by the freezing of the waters. Breeds nearly throughout its range. Accidental in 

 Irehuul (in 1H45, Thompson, B. Irel. i, 373). 



Liciilcnant Warren's Expedition. — 4G57, Little Missouri ; .5234, Yellowstone. 



Later Ex2M'dilions.—!J9S49-bO, Colorado ; 604r)8, 60806-7, Wyoming. 



Family CUCULIDyE: Cackoos. 



Note. — The Ground Cuckoo, Geococeyx cnlifornianus, is entered npon the Holden- 

 Aiken List (Pr. Bost. Soc. xv, 1872), as a resident, species; but since, in the preparation 

 of two diiferent Mss. for the press, the editor neglected to preserve indications of locali- 

 ties with desira)>le precision, it is uncertain whether the species should be included iu 

 the present work or not. The List covers ground partly in the water-shed of the 

 Missouri, and i)artly beyond it, for Mr. Aiken's observations extend as far south as 

 Canon City, Colorado. The case is parallel with that of Pipilo fuscus (" inesoleucus "). 

 Until recently, I was unaware of the extension of the Ground Cuckoo beyond the lati- 

 tude of New Mexico and Arizona, excepting in the .Sacramento Valley, California, to 

 Fort Reading (latitude 40-p) ; Mr. Aiken's record is interesting in this regard. To this 

 may be added the occurrence of the species on the Arkansas, near Fort Lyons, as re- 

 corded by me, Am. Nac. vii, 1873, 751. 



COCCYZUS EEYTHROPHTHALMUS, (Wils.) Bp. 

 Blaeli-Ijillecl Cuckoo, 



Cuculus eriitliropMliaTmus, Wils., Am. Orn. iv, 1811, 16, pi. 27, fig. 2. — Steph., Shaw's 

 Gen. Zool. xiv, 208.— H.vnx., Br. Birds, 1872, 124 (Ireland). 



Coccyzus eri/tliroj)htbaImi(s, Bp., Ob.s. Wils. 1825, No. 48 ; 8yu. 1828,42; Consp. i, 1850, 

 111.— AuD., Orn. Biog. i, 1832, 170, pi. 32; Syn. 1839, 187 ; B. Am. iv, 1842, 300, 

 pi. 276.— Gut., B. L. i: 1844, 183.— Ghav, Gen. of B. ii, 4.57.— Woodh., Sitgr. Rep. 

 1853, 92.— Gloger, J. f. O. 1854, 224.— Leotaud, Ois. de Triu. 352.— ScL. & 

 Salv., Ibis, 1860, 276 (Guatemala).— Scl., P. Z. S. 1859,252; 1864,122; 1870, 

 168 ; Cat. 1862, 323.— Coues, Key, 1872, 199.— Sxow^ B. Kans. 1873, 2.— Lawk., 

 Ann. Lye. ix, 1868, 128 (Costa Rica).— Gundl., Rep. F. N. i, 1866, 295 (Cuba). 



Piai/a erijthrophthahna, Less., Trait6 Orn. 1831, 141. 



Erijtlirophryu criitltropktlialnuis, Bp., Comp. List, 1838, 40. •« 



Coccygus erythrophthalmus, Cab., J. f. O. 1856, 104 (Cuba, breeds). — Bd., B. N. A. 1858, 

 77.— Hayd., Rep. 1862, 154.— Caij. &l Heine, Mus. Hein. iv, 1862, 76.— Lawr., 

 Ann. Lye. vii, 1862, 23 (New Granada).- McIlwu., Pr. Ess. Inst, v, 1866, 83 

 (Canada). — Tiuppe, Pr. Ess. Inst, vi, 118 (Minnesota); Pr. Bost. Soc. xv, 1872, 

 233 (Iowa).— B. B. & R., N. A. B. ii, 1874, 484, pi. 48, f. 5. 



Coccyzus dominicus, Nutt., Man. i, 1832, 556 (not of authors). 



^afe.— North America to the Rocky Mountains (Wyoming, Troolc). North to Labra- 

 dor. South through Mexico and Central America to the valley of the Amazon. Cuba, 

 rarely; no other AntiHean record. Said to winter iu Florida. Accidental in Europe 

 (Killead, Antrim County, September 25, 1871 ; Blake-Knox, Zool. 1872, 2943 {" ameri- 

 canus," error ; Clermont, ihld, p. 3022) ; Harting, Br. Birds, 1872, 124. — Italy, Bolle, 

 J. f. O. 1858, 457; Selys-Long., Ibis, 1870, 452; Salvad., Fn. Ital. Ucc. 1871, 42. 



Lieutenant Warren's Expedition.— bZ22, Fort Lookout; 5233, Moreau River; 8979-81, 

 Platte River ; 8982, Loup Fork. 



These specimens indicate the westernmost locality as yet on record 

 for this species, which was not previously known to cress the central 

 l)jains. It is true that Dr. Newberry quotes the species lor Calilornia, 

 but he does so with a double query; he secured no specimens, and the 

 cries he heard, it those of any Cuckoo, were doubtless of C. americanus. 



This si)ecies is found throughout most of Eastern North America 

 with C\ americamts, and yet there is a notable diflerence iu their distri- 



