212 BIRDS OF BERMUDA. 



68. Coccyzus americcmus, (Liuu.) Bp. Yellow-billed Cuckoo. 



Cuculus dojninicensis, Briss. Cuculue dominicua, Linn., Lath., Gm. 



Coccygus doininicus, Bd. 



Piaya dominica, Gray. 



Cuculus carolinensis , Briss., Wils. 



Erytliroplirya carolinensis, Sw. 



Cuculus americanus, Linn., Gm., Lath., Steph., Hart. 



Coccyzus americanus, Bp., Nutt., Aud., and later authors. 



Piaya americana, Less. 



Erytlirophrys americanus, Bji. 



Coccygus americanus, Cab., Bd., Hayd., Coop., Allen, Trippe, B. B. & R. 



Coccyzus pyrrhopterus, Vieil. 



Cuculus cinerosus, Temm. 



Coccyzus hairdii, Scl., Gray. 



Length, 12.00 ; wiug, 5.95 ; tail, 635. 



Hah. — Ea.stern United States, to the Missouri lilains, California and 

 Nevada, Jamaica, Porto Rico, Costa Rica, Lower Eio Grande. Acci- 

 dental in Europe, (B. B. & R., Coues.) 



A few specimens only are recorded previous to the 9th October, 1849, 

 Tvhen an extraordinary invasion took place. Thousands of these birds 

 suddenly appeared in all parts of the islands, most of them departing 

 as suddenly the next day. A few were seen in April, 1852. They were 

 numerous from the 12th to the 15th of October, 1874, and a few remained 

 behind for some time. I shot one near Devonshire Bay, in a potato- 

 field, on the 7th ifovember; its stomach (like that of other specimens 

 examined) was full of green caterpillars collected from the leaves of the 

 potatoes. I was very angry with myself for having killed the poor bird 

 when doing such good service. 



Sub-order PICI. 



Family PKJID^.. 



Sub-family TICIN^. 



Genus Sphyrapicus, Baird. 



69. Sphyrapicus varius, (Linn.) Bd. Yellow-bellied Woodpecker. 



Picus varius, Linn., Gm., Lath., Vieil., Wils., Bp., Wagl., Nutt., Lees., Aud., 



Gray, Reich., Maxim., Scl., Reiuh., Sund. 

 Picus (Dendrocopus) varius, Sw. & Rich. 

 Pilumnus varius, Bp. 



Sj)hyrapicus varius, Bd., Malh., Coues, and most late writers. 

 Sphyropicus vay-ius, Scl. & Sal v., Scl., B. B. «fe R. 

 Picus (Sphryrapicus) varius. Gray. 

 Picus atrothorax. Less. 



Length, 8.25 ; wing, 4.75 ; tail, 3.30. 



Eal). — The typical form in Eastern North America, north, to 61° at 



least south to Guatemala, Mexico, Cuba, Bahamas, Greenland. (Coues.) 



