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COCCYZUS MINOR TERES Peters 

 MANGROVE CUCKOO, PAJARO BOBO, TACOT 



Coccyzus minor teres Peters, Proc. New England Zool. Club, vol. 9, June 

 24, 1927, p. 112 (Sosfia, Dominican Republic). — Bond, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 

 Philadelpbia, vol. 80, 1928, p. 500 (recorded).— Danfokth, Auk, 1929, p. 367 

 (specimens). — Lonnberg, Fauna och Flora, 1929, p. 101 (Haiti). 



Cuculus seniculus, Ritter, Naturh. Reis. Westind. Insel Hayti, 1836, p. 155 

 (Haiti, specimen). 



Coccygus minor, Bryant, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., vol. 11, May, 1867, 

 p. 96 (Haiti).— Cory, Bull. Nuttall Ornitb. Club, 1881, p. 154 (Haiti, speci- 

 mens) ; Birds Haiti and San Domingo, July, 1884, pp. 101-102 (La Vega, 

 specimens). — Tippenhauer, Die Insel Haiti, 1892, pp. 319, 322 (listed). 



Coccygus dominions ?, Bryant, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., vol. 11, May, 

 1867, p. 96 (Dominican Republic). 



Coccyzns seniculus, Saixe\ Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1857, p. 234 (listed). 



Coccyzus dominicus, Hartlaub, Isis, 1847, p. 609 (listed) ; Naumannia, 1S52, 

 p. 53 (Haiti).— Saixe, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1857, p. 234 (listed). 



Coccyzus minor, Cory, Cat. West Indian Birds, 1892, p. 102 (Haiti, Domini- 

 can Republic). — Cherrie, Field Columbian Mus., Ornitb. Ser., vol. 1, 1896, p. 

 19 (Dominican Republic). — Verrill. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelpbia, 1909, 

 p. 359 (San Lorenzo, El Valle, La Vega). 



Coccyzus minor nesiotes, Ridgway, U. S. Nat. Mus. Bull. 50, pt. 7, 1916, p. 27 

 (Port-au-Prince, Le Coup, San Cristobal, Catarrey, Puerto Plata, Samana, 

 Cafia Honda, La Canita, San Lorenzo, El Valle, La Vega). — Peters, Bull. Mus. 

 Comp. Zool., vol. 61, 1917, pp. 409-410 (Monte Cristi, Sosfia).— Moltoni, Att. 

 Soc. Ital. Scienz. Nat., vol. 68, 1929, p. 315 (Bonao, specimen). 



Coccyzus minor maynardi, Cory, Cat. West Indian Birds, 1892, p. 102, 

 (Haiti, Dominican Republic). 



Resident ; fairly common in some localities. 



Though known as the mangrove cuckoo the present species fre- 

 quents tangled growth of all kinds from the thorny cactus grown 

 scrubs of semi-arid sections to the dense lowland jungles of the 

 areas with abundant precipitation. It moves about rather slowly, 

 peering out among the leaves as ft searches for its insect food, 

 largely caterpillars, and when not seen frequently announces its 

 presence by loud, rolling, sharply syllabled calls. It is local in oc- 

 currence and may be absent over wide areas. There is considerable 

 variation in depth of color in specimens from Hispaniola which 

 has caused some naturalists to suppose that two forms were found 

 on the island. There is no indication of this, however, and recently 

 Mr. Peters has recognized a distinct form from Hispaniola and 

 Porto Rico in which we concur. 



Seven males from Haiti and the Dominican Republic in the 

 United States National Museum have the following measurements 

 (in millimeters): wing 120.4 to 127.4 (125.1), tail 151.0 to 162.5 

 (154.8), culmen from base 26.1 to 29.9 (27.6), tarsus 26.9 to 28.0 

 (27.2). 



