SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 



UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 



Bulletin 176 



LIFE HISTORIES OF 



NORTH AMERICAN CUCKOOS 



GOATSUCKERS, HUMMINGBIRDS 



AND THEIR ALLIES 



ORDERS PSITTACIFORMES, CUCULIFORMES 



TROGONIFORMES, CORACIIFORMES, CAPRIMULGIFORMES 



AND MICROPODIIFORMES 



BY 

 ARTHUR CLEVELAND BENT 



Taunton, Massachusetts 



UNITED STATES 



GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 



WASHINGTON : 1940 



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