PANAMA CUCKOO 



bird; in a few minutes he appeared from the 

 foliage, crouching on a branch not three feet 

 away from me, peering toward my hiding place, 

 uttering his exquisite notes, three very low ones, 

 the first two major, the second higher than the 

 first, the third and lowest, minor and delivered 

 in a tremulo. He remained there as long as I 

 stayed hidden, calling me. One was also seen 

 near Patillo Point on April 15, 1926. 



3. Coccycua rutila panamensis (Todd) 



Panama Cuckoo 



Sexes alike. Length, about 257 mm. (10.10 

 in.); tail, about 152 mm. (6.00 in.). Almost 

 exactly like the following species, Piaya cay ana 

 thermophila, in coloration, but at once to be dis- 

 tinguished by its much smaller size and propor- 

 tionately shorter tail. 



A fairly common bird in bushes and low under- 

 growth. 



4. Piaya cayana thermophila (Sclater) 

 Central American Squirrel Cuckoo 



Sexes alike. Length, 421 mm. (16.50 in.) ; tail, 

 271 mm. (10.70 in.). Rich chestnut above, deep- 

 ening to maroon on the lower back and tail; 

 paler on head; tail feathers darker toward end 

 and broadly white-tipped; chin, throat and 

 upper chest pale wine-brown, changing to light 

 gray on lower breast and smoky gray on abdo- 

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