12. coccTzus. 311 



Subsp. a. Coccyzus occidentalis. 



Coccyzus americanus occidentalis, Ridgivay, Man. N. Am. B. 1887, 

 p. 273 ; Chapman, Auk, v. p. 39G (1888). 



" Larger, with proportionally larger and stouter bill : length 12-30 

 -13-50, depth of bill through base •37--40." {It. Eklgiua;/.) 



Hub. Western United States, north to Oregon, east to New 

 Mexico and Colorado, south over tablelands to Mexico. (Bidr/ivai/.) 



6. Coccyzus erythrophthalmus. 



Cuculus erythrophthalmus, Wils. Am. Orn. iv. p. 16, pi. 28. fig. 2 

 (1811); Sfeph. Gen. Zool xiv. p. 208(1826); Harting, Handb. 

 Brit. B. p. 124 (1872). 



Coccyzus dominicus {nee L.), Nutt. Man. Orn. i. p. o56 (1832). 



Coccyzus erytbrophthahnus, Bp. Journ. Acad. Philad. iii. p. 307, pi. 2 

 (1824) ; Audubon, Orn. Biogr. i. p. 170 (1831), v. p. 523 (1839); 

 id. B. Am. iv. p. 300, pi. 276 (1839) ; Lembeye, Av. Cuba, p. 73 

 (1850); Bp. Cunsp. i. p. Ill (1850); Glog. J. f. 0. 1854, p. 224; 

 Scl. P. Z. S. 1857, p. 214, 1859, p. 252 ; Baird, N. Am. B. ii. 

 p. 484 (1860) ; id. B. N. Am. p. 77 (1860) ; Salv. Sf Scl. Ibis, 

 18U0, p. 276 ; Scl. Cat. Am. B. p. 323 (1862) ; C«6. Sf Heine, 

 Mus. Hein. iv. p. 76, note (1862) ; Schl. Mus. Pai/s-Pas, Cuculi, 

 p. 37 (1864) ; Scl. P. Z. S. 1864, p. 122 ; Leotaud, bi.<!. Trin. p. 352 

 (1806) ; Baird, Ibis, 1867, pp. 273, 285; Sehjs, Ibis, 1870, p. 452 ; 

 Scl. P. Z. S. 1870, p. 168 ; Gray, Hand4. B. ii. p. 210, no. 8915 

 (1870) ; Scl. P. Z. S. 1870, p. 681 ; Coues, Key N. Am. B. p. 190 

 (1872) ; Scl. et Salv. Nomencl. Av. Neotr. p. 108 (1873) ; iid. 

 P. Z. S. 1873, p. 296 ; Goidd, Introd. B. Gt. Brit. p. xcv (1873) ; 

 Baird, Brewer, Sr Bidr/iv. Hist. N. Am. B. ii. p. 484 (1874) ; Coues, 

 B. North- West, p. 274 (1874); Dresser, B. Eur. v. p. 231, pi, 301. 

 fig. 1 (1876) ; Scott, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, iv. p. 146 (1876) ; 

 Loomis, t. c. p. 216 ; Tacz. P. Z. S. 1877, p. 328 ; Brewst. Bull. 

 Nutt. Orn. Club, iii. p. 178 (1878) ; Scl. et Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, 

 p. 537 ; Boberts 8; Breivst. Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, v. p. 16 (1880) ; 

 Dcdgleish, t. c. p. 73; Maynard, B. Bast. N. Am. p. 216 (1881); 

 Merriam, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, \\. p. 2-32 (1881) ; Ridyw. op. cit. 

 vii. p. 18 (1882) ; IVidman, t. c. p. 56; Batchelder, t. c. p. 150; 

 Nehrling, t. c. p. 172 ; Kinr/, t. c. p. 188 ; B. O. U. List Brit. B. 

 p. 85 (1883) ; Secbohm, Hist. Brit. B. ii. p. 39, pi. 68 ; Bailei/, 

 Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, viii. p. 40 (1883) ; Coues, Key N. Am. B. 

 p. 475 (1884); Dnicher, Auk, i. pp. 178, 179 (1884); Tur7ier, 

 Pr. U. S. Nat. Mus. viii. p. 243 (1885) ; Ar/ersborg, Auk, ii. p. 283 

 (1885) ; A. O. U. Check-list, p. 208 (1886) ; Tacz. Orn. Permt, 

 iii. p. 189 (1886) ; Lavr. Ann. Lye. N. Y. vii. p. 477 (1886) ; 

 Seaton, Auk, iii. p. 155 (1886) ; Scdvad. Elenc. Ucc. Ital. p. 73 

 (18S7) ; liid<ju\ Man. N. Am. B. p. 274 (1887) ; Warren, B. 

 Pemmilv. p. 120 (1888) ; Davison, Auk, \. p. 263 (1888) ; Everm. 

 Auk, Vi. p. 22 (1889) ; Faxon, t. c. pp. 44, 149, 151 ; Jefferies, t. c. 

 p. 120 ; Scott, f. c. p. 250 ; Pindar, t. c. p. 323 ; Salvin, Ibis, 1889, 

 p. 373. 



Advlt. Very similar to C. amcricanns, but differs in tlio almost 

 entire absence of rufous on the quills, which have their inner webs 



