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Order PSITTACI. Parrots, Macaws, Paroquets, Etc. 



Family PSITTACID^E. 



Genus CONURUS Kuhl. 



[B 63, R 393, C 460, U 382.] 



Conurus carolinensis (Linn.). Carolina Paroquet. Formerly oc- 

 curred in the southern part of the State, but has not been observed 

 recently. Mr. Tripp gives it as having occured in Decatur County, 

 but it must now be excluded from Iowa's avi-fauna. 



Order COCCYGES. Cuckoos, Etc 



Suborder CUCULI. Cuckoos. 



Family CUCULID^E. Cuckoos, Amis, Etc. 



Subfamily COCCYGIN2E. American Cuckoos. 



Genus COCCYZUS Yieii.i.ot. 



[B 69, R 387, C 429, U 387.] 



Coccyzus americanus (Linn.). Yellow-billed Cuckoo. Summer 

 resident; rather common, arriving the first week in May, and remain- 

 ing until the first of October. Nidification commences about the 

 middle of June, though fresh eggs have been taken as late as the sec- 

 ond week in August. It is not uncommon to find a nest that contains 

 a half-fledged young bird, a bird just hatched, a half-incubated egg, and 

 perhaps, also, a fresh egg. 



[B 70, R 38S, C 428, U 388.] 

 Coccyzus erythrophthalmus (Wils.). Black-billed Cuckoo. Summer 

 resident; not as common as C. americanus. Usually nests in bushes 

 in damp woodland, and, like the last species, lays its eggs at irregular 

 intervals. 



Suborder ALCYONES. Kingfishers. 



Family ALCEDINID^. Kingfishers. 

 Genus CERYLE Boie. 

 Subgenus STREPTOCERYLE Bonaparte. 

 [B 117, R 382, C 423, U 390.] 

 Ceryle alcyon (Linn.). Belted Kingfisher. Summerjresident; com- 

 mon from March to November. Its eggs are usually laid the last week 

 in May. 



