TV/ A' lilinfM' > I < A' 00. 





The**? birds are very oberly rla.l. tin- (ii.-at H..M.-\ .-;,(. -r l in- I.I..NVU above, .lark.-r u 

 tin- wings and tail. :iinl irr.i\ i-h \s hit-- i.n tin- iin<|.-i -m l'a<-- uf thr |KM!\ . 



\\"K now arri\.' at nul Cin-kiniH. ull ..f liirh :irv inhabitant- ..f i nipical Ameri . 



imd the neighlH>rinc i-lan.l-, :m,l : ,i,- i-,-|,i,.^-m,.,l l,\ tin- l{.M\-IUi:n. 



This rurimis Cuckoo, whirli is jH.|.ul:nly known in Jamaica by tin- nan f Hain-Itinl, 



Itt tolcnil>l\ ((iniiiion in tin* \Vi>st Imlian l>l:nnl-. 



Ac, -unlini: " Mr. Ctosv. \\lio \\.t^ -ivt-n a \.-r\ inlcn-stin^ account of this SfUtttM ill his 

 "Rinlsof .lainaica." llu- liain- Kixl i- MI in<|iiiNitiM- a! tin- si^ht ,if any u>w object, ai> 

 HOUMi of dunpT while irnitifx iin: it- ruri<Mt\. tliai it is ufi.-n <-allf<l by the name of Ton 

 Kool. Iniltttl, tin- tii>t Kain Hinl wliirh h- S;I\N I.I-.T ii^ lif.- liy a st.nu-, \vliil sitting 'ii a 

 bush only a few ftt distant, HO occupied with tin- t\\i fi-atli.-il.--- Li^ilM tliut were approach- 

 ing, tliat it -ntr.-n><l its>lf to be struck from its ]>eivli l>y a iin--ili- tlutt might have been 

 avoided with the least precaution. 



OBOCKD OOOEOO. 



The wings of this bird are rather short and weak, so that it does not fly to any great 

 distance when alarmed, but merely Hits to a branch a few yards in advance, and then turn-* 

 round and contemplates the inn ii'l.-r. It has a curious habit of sitting across a branch with 

 its head lower than its f.-.-t. and balanced by the long tail, which hangs nearly perpendicularly. 

 The voice is a harsh <-arkl--. soin.-thini: lik.- tin- words "ticky-ticky," pronounced with very 

 great rapidity. It feeds on animal substances, pref<*rriim imacti and spiders to any <ith<>r 

 kind of food, but not disdaining to prey upon the smaller reptiles and mammalia. The not 

 seems to be made in the fork of u branch. The color of this bird is soft brown-gray UJKHI the 



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