20 WOODLAND BIRDS. 



No. 18. GREAT HORNED OWL. 



Genus: Bubo. Species: B. virginianus. 



Distribution: 



An uncommon resident of New England in thickly wooded 

 regions. 



General I'lumage: 



Brown, rusty, whitish, long wing feathers and tail barred, 

 white marking on throat, large ear tufts Bill and claws 

 blackish, legs feathered. Length about 25.00. 



Song and Other Notes: 



Wild unearthly screams and cries, loud hootings and often 

 soft low notes. 



Haunts: 



A bird of thickly wooded regions. 



No. 19. YELLOW BILLED CUCKOO. 



(See cut on opposite page.) 



Order: Coccyges. Genus: Coccyzus. 



Family: Cuculidae. Species: C. americanus. 



Distribution: 



A common summer resident of southern New England. 



Date of Arrival: Last of May. 

 Date of Departure: Early September. 

 General Plumage: 



Upper parts bronze brown, wings marked with cinnamon ; 



under pails while, outer tail iealhers black and white. Bill, 



upper mandible, black, under ^ almost yellow, feet black. 



Length about 12.00. 



Song and Other Notes: 



An unmusical kuk-kuk-kuk-kuk, often A'aried. 



Haunts: 



^^'oodland orchard and swamp growths. 



