124 RARE VISITANTS. 
YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO. Cuculus americanus, 
Linnzeus. 
Hab. Eastern United States, through Central America and 
West Indies to Buenos Ayres. 
One, Youghal, co. Cork, autumn 1825: Ball, Field Natura- 
lists’ Magazine, 1832, p.6; Thompson, Nat. Hist. Ivrel. 
(Birds), vol. i. p. 365; Harvey, Fauna of Cork, p. 10. 
One near Bray, co. Wicklow: Ball, J. c.; Thompson, /. c. 
One, Cornwall: Yarrell, Hist. Brit. Birds, vol. i. p. 210. 
One, Stackpole Court, Pembrokeshire, autumn 1832: Tracey, 
Zoologist, 1851, p. 3046; Yarrell, op. cit. 
One near Aberystwith, 26th Oct. 1870: Cousens, The Field, 
5th Nov. 1870. 
BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO. Cuculus erythrophthalmus, 
Wilson. 
Hab. United States, throughout Central America to Upper 
Amazon. 
One, Killead, co. Antrim, 25th Sept. 1871: Lord Clermont, 
Zoologist, 1872, p. 3022. Recorded as C. americanus, 
Blake Knox, fom. cit. p. 2943. I examined this specimen 
on the 28th May, 1872. 
Fam. ALCEDINID &. 
BELTED KINGFISHER. Ceryle alcyon (Linneus). 
Hab. North America. 
One, Annsbrook, co. Meath, Oct. 1845: Thompson, Ann. 
Nat. Hist. 1845; Nat. Hist. Ireland (Birds), vol. 1, 
p. 373. 
One, Luggelaw, co. Wicklow, Nov. 1845: Thompson, op. 
Cl. 
