Nests in Trees, Bushes, or Vines 
The nest is of sticks placed on the branch of a tree or bush. 
2 buffy-white eggs are laid. Size—1.22 x .94. 
This is really a West Indian species, but it has been found in 
Key West and other Florida keys. In habits it is largely terres- 
trial, though not as much so as the ground dove. In the West 
Indies it is found almost exclusively in the thickly wooded 
regions. 
8382. Carolina Paroquet: Conurus carolinensis (Linn.) 
Adult—Forehead and cheeks orange; rest of head and neck light 
yellow; band of wing orange; other parts grass green. 
Length—12.50. 
Breeding Range—Somewhat uncertain ; probably the uninhabited 
part of Florida is the only breeding place east of the Missis- 
sippi. 
There is a great difference of opinion in regard to the nest of 
this bird; according to some writers it is in a hole in a tree, and 
others say it is something like the nest of the Carolina dove, 
being a slight structure placed in the branches of a cypress. The 
eggs are white; 2in number. Size—1.44 x 1.12. 
The Carolina Paroquet was formerly very abundant in Florida, 
and ranged northward as far as the Great Lakes ; now it is nearly 
extinct, being restricted to the southern part of Florida and to some 
few places further west. 
386. Mangrove Cuckoo: Coccyzus minor (Gmel.) 
Adult—Upper parts brownish fawn colour ; the tail has the outer 
feathers black and white; inner feathers brownish fawn; 
under parts buff. Length—12.50. 
Breeding Range—The Florida Keys, Florida, and Louisiana. 
The nest is a rude platform of sticks in the lower branches 
of trees and bushes. 3 to 4 greenish-blue eggs are laid. 
386a. Maynard’s Cuckoo: C.m. maynardi (Ridgw.) 
Somewhat smaller than the mangrove cuckoo and lighter in 
colour, particularly on the breast. 
Range—The Florida Keys. 
Nest and eggs unknown. 
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