BIRDS—CUCULIDAE—COCCYGUS ERYTHROPHTHALMUS. 77 
portions of the quills. The bill is considerably stouter than in C. erythrophthalmus. There 
is no difference between the sexes, except that of size. It goes as far north in summer as 
“Labrador, according to Mr. Audubon, and stragglers have been occasionally taken in Europe. 
Although Townsend says it occurs west of the Rocky mountains, it has not been collected by 
any of the recent expeditions. 
List of specimens. 
Catal.) Sex. Loeality. When col- Whence obtained. Orig. | Collected by— Length. Stretch | Wing. Remarks. 
No. lected. No. | of wings) | 
Bs _——— 
1541 | QJ | Carlisle, Pa......++++++4+| May 17, 1844] 8. B. Baird ...... saaelasasen Jenseceeesesees ence ones 11.5] 16.50 5.67 ||| ssvaresnsietae cen 
1651 Q | Seieterse AO cicinctevais eset einseien' ULV) 275, L464 Cosi eis AOss.ceccsieinscons |e sieeisie||(seieisieleeisis seceoeceee| 12.00] 17.25] 5.83 |....ccceceee aa 
LGA | Dj eveee COs se eereseeeeeeeees| July 3, 1844) ...0.. (isertanonend aac Sole eiciel| seis yielsacesiasiee Siajere'eaaa LICL 16.00 | DDO enacareieatoe State 
6527 | © | Tortugas, Fla........+-+. April 26, 1857 | G. Wurdemann .. ...|secees|eevevceecscscecee coos Secccces|seccccee|leccesesi| sassvesecccese 
5623 | ¢ | Republican, K. T........ | June 30, 1856 | Lieut. Bryan, U.S.A... 49 W.S. Wood.......+. 12.00] 16.50 | 8.25 | ....e.s00 sees 
5624 | G | Clear creek, K.T........| July 1, 1856 |......d0.. sees eeeeeeee 52 | ccncccccccccvcccccees | 11,50 | 16.50 |.......5 (beeen eee ee ee 
86 rea BUR Orn YiVeraisisieaiaieees|neisieeieisiise sc.es Lieut. G. K. Warren. |...... Dr. Haydenisceccscane } 12.00} 16.50 6.50) | soCasewa semerte 
8980 © | Fifty miles above mouth | f 
of Platte river..... apod kaeosdéetped| jane seslOiseenaisess ceee| aecesfecs se0QOveicsecesrseees| 10,00) 15:50:) 5.50 | Iris’ browns. 
8985 | © | Loup Fork, on Platte riv..| July 3, 1856 |..... 0dO.. sece-ceceses Jeosees feevoas dO.. evcccsevenes 12.00 16.50 Bala lessees cries 
8987 | © | Fifty miles above mouth | | | 
of Platte river. s.cos.0s July 2, 1856 |..ee0e Os. casecsccicceclececeelecceee COs iiveeescsecen|) LUsO9'! 1762501 ~ S275: ceacissiesiectenes 
8983 Q | Loup Fork, Platte valley .| July 8, 1856 |...... AOiscasabives® celescsns/ccccseUOssciscsiseceisicsn|| Leen: 19.50 | Ge15) | cucoeeseuseens 
8980 | QD |eceeeeceee sintenaive/eiaieior daa ovasiee seseieees nice see UO sineaieatacine al eawweedOnscnine oxmatesies'|| s2s00)|| sl Gs00) 6.50 | Iris brown... 
8329 | d’ | Independence, Missouri..| June 3, 1857) Wm. F. Magraw Dr. Cooper seacccvecs 11.25 | 16.25 100) | iiss veisiste cen . 
BSD aicsul renadO casei sicsecscewasee May 29, 1857] ...... Overs Saatiaale sent Ose sisiiee er aaa) L075) 24075: || A5a75) vce tan os teneee 
B315A | Oe il cetniss dOnvecascswecesioocee| May 27 1057 |os eves dOsievexee.cscesis walaleisia LO taisleisieveeisie icine 11.50 | 16.75 5.75 | vce cee sveece 
COCCYGUS ERYTHROPHTHALMUS, Bon. 
Black-billed Cuckoo. 
Cuculus erythrophthalmus, Witson, Am. Orn. IV, 1811, 16; pl. xxviii. 
Coccyzus erythrophthalmus, Bon. Obs. Wils. 1825, 48.—In. Consp. 1850, IV.—Avup. Orn. Biog. I. 1832, 170: 
V. 523, pl. 32.—Is. Birds America, IV, 1842, 300; pl. 276. 
Eruthrophrys erythrophthalmus, Bon. List, 1838. 
Coccyzus dominicus (Latu.) Nurr. Man. I, 1832, 556, (not of Latham, which belongs rather to C. americanus, on 
account of the red quills and white edge of outer tail feather.) 
Sp. Cu.—Bill entirely black. Upper parts generally of a metallic greenish olive, ashy towards the base of the bill; 
beneath pure white, with a brownish yellow tinge on the throat. Inner webs of the quills tinged with cinnamon. Under 
surface of all the tail feathers hoary ash gray. All, except the central on either side, suf*1sed with darker to the short, bluish- 
white, and not well defined tip. A naked, red skin round the eye. Length about 12 inches; wing, 5; tail, 6.50. 
Hab.—United States to the Missouri plains. 
This species differs from the C. americanus in the black bill, and the absence of black on the tail 
feathers, the white tips of which are much shorter and less abruptly defined. One specimen 
(5253) from the Upper Missouri has a much stronger tinge of yellowish cinnamon on the inner 
webs of the quills than the others. The sexes are quite similar. 
List of specimens. 
Catal.| Sex. | Locality. ‘When collected.| Whence obtained. Collected by— |Length. Extent. | Wing. Remarks. 
No. | 
361)! ‘Ge |:CarlislespPasecsteoscteeseceaceces Mayae16418411|(SaWnaitiiteec.:|s-ccocssces vssses|ecaseecs|eccuecssleveescoe| NO label. s+csecoc 
Q660iIt CO |e cese doraess easadeinecaeeeceeeoe: (Mayall 646)| .cceee (0) soncg eee Eee se cesdeecaen |p 123 16,00] 5.50 |....0. sets 
6149 |......| Lightning lake, M. T....ce+sse....| June 4, 1853 | Gov. Stevens .... .eeeee sence eeeeeee| 14.50] 16.50 5.50 |.eveee oeeccescccces 
5233 Q Moreau river, Nebraska Territory.| July 3, 1856 | Lt. Warren...... Dr. Hayden...... 10.75 | 14.26 5.25 | Eyes, brown..... 
5232 | G | Fort Lookout........dO...seseeee May 16, 1856 |...... CO) Sieienisecisl | 00000 vices emis | 12, 16,25 5.50 | 0000s dOssessscccss 
8980 | Q 50 miles above mouth of Platte...|......eeeee+ et ae ee Pane do seeseeee | 11,00 | 15.50 | 5.50 [ose edOrseeereees 
079) [Od lis seve dows swat estes ss dolstestenee | fcSevcpacectices’ |saicees GOlslesese#e|encec«dO\versqvens) 12:00)|) 16,00)" 5:50) | sense. dOscsesaaenes 
8981 | G | Fremont, on Platte. .........2.+0: Tul yay ls, 1857 lbaeessd0).sescs senelecedendOlsseereowe|| 12.85], 16.25] 5.75)|.s4.0sd0sseasseecee 
8982 Q Loup Fork. ..csescesesscecveeeeee| August 5, 1857 rete dO veces eee weer dO veeeeeees 12.00 | 16.25 | 6.00 | Iris, yellow....... 
