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low tree, on the borders of White River. This is the farthest nortli 

 we have any account of their nesting. 



Audubon, Wilson and others say they nested in hollow trees. In 

 1889, while making explorations in Florida, Mr. William Brewster 

 made every inquiry he could concerning the breeding habits of these 

 birds. There he was informed they built nests like those of a Carolina 

 Dove, in the forks of small cypress trees. It is possible that both kinds 

 of sites were selected. The number of eggs is unknown, but has been 

 given as from two to five. 



They are easily tamed and make interesting pets. In their wild 

 state they are very affectionate. It is said when one of a flock was 

 wounded the others gathered about, regardless of danger, and made 

 every effort to render the cripple assistance. 



The following papers treat of this subject more exte/isively and are 

 referred to for the benefit of any who care to investigate it further: 

 The Carolina Paroquet (Conurus caroUnensis), by Edwn M. Has- 

 brouck (The Auk, Vol. VIII, October, 1891, pp. 309-379). Notes on 

 the Range and Habits of the Carolina Parakeet, by Amos W. Butler 

 (Ibid, Vol. IX, January, 1892, pp. 49-56). 



L. Order COCCYGES. Cuckoos, Fm\ 



Suborder CUCULI. Cuckoos, Etc. 



XXX. Family CUCULID^E. Cuckcoos, Anis, Etc. 



SuBFAMUA' COCCYGIN^. American Cuckoos. 



(t'. Tail feathers 10; bill gently curved downwards; colors of plumage soft ami 

 Mended; wing less than 0.00; tailless than 8.00. Cocovzus. 90 



90. (tknus COCCYZUS Vikillot. 

 a'. Tail feathers except middle pair Idack with wliite tips ; lower mandible yellow. 



C. aniericanus (Linn.). 156 



o^. Tail feathers grayish brown, with narrow tips of dull whitish; lower mandible 



not yellow. C. erythrophthalmus (Wils. ). 157 



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*156. (o87). Coccyzus americanus (Linn.). 



Yellow-billed. Cuckoo. 

 Synonyms Rain Chow, Cow-Cuw. 



Bill, extensively yellow below, except tip; above, glossy black; cen- 

 tral tail feathers, like the back; above, uniform satiny olive-gray, with 

 bronzy reflections; below, pure white; wings, extensively rufous on 

 inner webs of the quills, the rest black, with large white tips, the 

 outermost usuallv edged with white. 



