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early ao the last of March, and ah hue as the middle of June. Most of the eggs ob- 

 tained by Mr. Sennett in Southern Texas were deposited in April. From two to 

 twelve are laid, commonly five to nine; the general shape is ovate and the color 

 *hlte or huffy-white. Six selected specimens measure 1.56x1.20, 1.51x1.23, 1.60x1.18, 

 l.SDxl.17, 1.57x1.14, 1.56x1.23. 1.58x1.19. 1.61x1.14. 



Wf>. ROAD-HI NHER (From Rrehm). 



886. MANGROVE CUCKOO. <'Mvyzu minor (Gmel.) Geog. Dist. West In- 

 dies (except Bahamas); Florida Keys; coast of Louisiana; Central to Northern and 

 Eastern South America. 



The Mangrove Cuckoo is very much like the yellow-billed species, r. amrrtcanuf, 

 with the lower parts of the plumage more deeply colored deep ochraceous, often 

 extending to the throat; bill similar to that of ('. <nnn-\<-nnnx. This species occurs 

 In nearly all of the West Indian Islands, except the Bahamas, and it is a rare summer 

 resident of the Florida Keys. Audubon records it as a regular summer visitor to 

 Key West and the other Keys. In the Island of Jamaica the Mangrove Cuckoo is 

 said to breed from March to July, building in tin- low branches of trees and in 



