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Distribution. — British Isles. — Summer-resident (early April, strag- 

 glers occasionally late March, to Sept. and Oct., very occasionally 

 Nov. (latest co. Down, Nov. 26, 1900), adults leaving by Aug.). 

 Generally distributed, but rare in Shetlands. 



Distribution. — Abroad. — Europe from within the Arctic Circle 

 to north-west Africa, and a great part of Asia. In winter in Africa 

 and parts of south Asia. On Canaries only on passage. Replaced 

 by allied forms in parts of Asia, and in south-west Europe and 

 north-west Africa. 



CLAMATOR GLANDARIUS* 



215. Clamator glandarius (L.)— THE GREAT SPOTTED 

 CUCKOO. 



CucuLUS GLANDARIUS Liimaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. x, i, p. Ill (1758 — 



North Africa and South Europe). 



Coccystes glandarius (Linnaeus), Yarrell, 11, p. 408 ; Saunders, p. 289. 



Distribution. — British Isles. — Four. One Omey Isle (Galway) 

 about March, 1842. One seen Skellig Rock (Kerry) April 30, 1897. 

 One near Bellingham (Northumberland) Aug. 5, 1870. One Yar- 

 mouth (Norfolk) Oct. 18, 1896 (Saunders, p. 289). 



Distribution. — Abroad. — During breeding-season in north Africa 

 and south-west Europe, rare in Greece, east to Asia Minor, Cyprus 

 and Persia, casual in Bulgaria and Dalmatia, also in Italy, three 

 times observed in Germany. Wintering in tropical and south 

 Africa. Either this or closely-allied form breeds also in tropical and 

 south Africa. 



COCCYZUS AMERICANUS 



216. Coccyzus americanus americanus (L.)f — THE 



AMERICAN YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO. 



CucuLUS AMERICANUS Linuffius, Syst. Nat., ed. x, i, p. Ill (1758 — 



Carolina). 



Coccijzus americanus (Linnaeus), Yarrell, 11, p. 414 ; Saunders, p. 290 



(in text). 



Distribution. — British Isles. — Rare vagrant. About twelve as 

 follows : — England and Wales. — Pembroke, autumn, 1832. Corn- 

 wall about 1835. Cardigan, Oct. 29, 1870. Lundy Is. (Devon), 

 Oct., 1874. Dorset, Oct. 5, 1895. Isle of Wight, Oct., 1896. 



* The name Clamator antedates Coccystes by 15 years. See Stejneger, 

 Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, xv, p. 37. — E.H. 



t Both the American Cuckoos must be admitted, in our opinion, as rare 

 vagrants to Europe. 



