70 EGGS OF NOIITII AMERICAN BIRDS. 



the West Indies, south of the Bahamas, and southward ; possi- 

 bly also, rarely, on the Florida Keys. 



386a. Maynard's Cuckoo, Coccj/ztis 7ninor maynardi 

 (Ridgway). Eggs, unknown, but probably indistinguishable 

 from those of No. 387. Breeds on the Bahamas, and probably 

 on the Florida Keys and adjacent mainland. This species has 

 recently been described by Mr. Robert Ridgway in his work, 

 "Manual of North American Birds," 1887, p. 274, and is vv'hat 

 was formerly in part considered as the Mangrove Cuckoo, 

 C. minor. 



387. YELLOvr-p.iLLED Cuckoo. (Type, Plate X.) Eggs, 2 

 to 4, elliptical, light greenish blue, unspotted, but sometimes 

 overwashed with whitish; ,75 -|- 1.10 to .80 -j- 1.28. Distin- 

 guished from those of No. 388 by the large size and pale 

 colors. Breeds in temperate North America, from New 

 Brunswick and Canada, Minnesota, Nevada, and Oregon, south 

 to Costa Rica, but does not nest in Florida at all commonly, 

 and IS of irregular occurrence in New England. Eggs, depos- 

 ited in June. Nests placed in trees or bushes. 



387a. California Cuckoo, Coccyzus aniericana occiden- 

 talis. Eggs, similar to those of No. 387. Breeds in Western 

 United States, from Oregon south through the table-lands of 

 Mexico, east to New Mexico and Colorado. See Ridgway in 

 "Manual of North American Birds," 1887, p. 273. 



388. Black-billed Cuckoo, Coccyzus eryth7-ophth<dmv,s. 

 Eggs, 2 to 4, elliptical, quite dark bluish green, occasionally 

 spotted with a darker shade of the same; .70 -|- 1.00 to .75 

 -|- 1.25. Breeds in Eastern North America from Labrador an'l 

 Manitoba, south to Florida, west to the Rocky Mountains. 



Family XXXIX. — TROGONID^. Trogons. 



Members of this family are said to place their nests in holes 

 of trees, but I have never seen an egg of any of the species. 



389. Coppery-tailed Trogon. Eggs, evidently unknown, 



