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118 BIRDS OF THE BAHAMA ISLANDS. 
the eye, passing under it; quills and under wing-coverts, yellowish 
brown; outer tail-feathers, black, tipped with white, and showing 
slight bronze reflections, the others lighter, except the central ones, 
tipped with white; under mandible, yellow, except at the tip. 
Female similar to the male. 
Length 12, wing 5.45, tail 6.50, tarsus 1.04, bill 1. 
The Mangrove Cuckoo, so rare in the United States, is rather 
abundant on the larger islands of the Bahamas. It was common in 
the neighborhood of Nassau, although generally keeping well con- 
cealed in the thick undergrowth. It remains throughout the year, 
and during the breeding season constructs a rough nest resembling 
that of our common species, in which it lays three and sometimes 
four eggs, of a greenish color. The nest is generally placed in a low 
bush near the ground, and is very loosely constructed. 
Figs-Aud., Bds. N. A., Vol. 1V. pl. 272. 
CROTOPHAGA ANI. (Linn.) 
ANI. 
Local Names.— Rain Crow, Blackbird. 
Winter Plumage, Male.— Upper mandible much curved; cul- 
men rising above the head, flattened to a sharp edge; nostrils 
situated in the middle of the lower half of the upper mandible. 
General color black, showing bluish reflections; the feathers of the 
