116 FAUNA OF NEW ENGLAND. 



COCCYGES. CUCUL1. 



CUCULIDAE. 



ME. Common summer resident. May 11-Sept. 14. Eggs, 

 June 17. 



N. H. Common summer resident at lower elevations. May 12- 

 Sept. 22 (Oct. 5). 



VT. Common summer resident. Eggs, (Aug. 13). 



MASS. Common summer resident. May 4-Sept. 27 (Oct. 

 21). Eggs, May 20-June 17. 



R. I. Common summer resident. May 11-Sept. 16. Eggs, 

 May 27- June 1. 



CONN. Common summer resident. May 15-Sept. 28 (Nov. 

 28, 1888, Stratford). Eggs, June 7- July 24 (Aug. 26). 



ALCYONES. 



ALCEDINIDAE. 



221. CERYLE ALCYON (Linne) Bonaparte. 

 Belted kingfisher; Kingfisher; Lazy-bird. 



Alcedo alcyon Linne", Syst. nat., ed. 10, 1758, vol. 1, p. 115. 

 "AMERICA." Audubon, Birds of Amer., 1842, vol. 4, p. 205, pi. 

 255. Egg, Bendire, 1895, vol. 2, pi. 1, fig. 3. 



Vicinity of bodies of water; nests in burrows excavated in banks. 



ME. Common summer resident. April 12-Sept. (Dec. 27). 

 Eggs, June 1. 



N. H. Common summer resident; rare winter resident near 

 open streams. Mar.-Nov. 24 (winter). Eggs, May 20. 



VT. Common summer resident; rare winter resident. Mar. 

 27-Oct. (winter, Brattleboro). 



MASS. Common summer resident, and rare winter resident. 

 Mar. 15-Dec. 5 (winter). Eggs, May 15-June 6. 



R. I. Common summer and uncommon winter resident. 

 Mar .-Oct. 20; winter. Eggs, May 15-20. 



CONN. Common summer and uncommon winter resident. 

 Mar. 29-Nov. 13; winter. Eggs, May 14. 



