KEY TO CUCKOOS AND KINGFISHERS 165 



order, and although so unlike except in anatomy, 

 stand apart from all other birds. By running 

 over the orders of birds we have had, their un- 

 likenesses will easily be seen. 



Land Birds, Order I. Grouse, Quail, etc. 

 Order II. Pigeons and Doves. Order III. Birds 

 of Prey. Order IV. Cuckoos and Kingfishers. 

 Order V. Woodpeckers. Order VI. Humming- 

 birds, Swifts, etc. Order VII. Perching Birds : 

 1. Flycatchers ; 2. Crows and Jays ; 3. Black- 

 birds and Orioles ; 4. Finches, Sparrows, etc. 



Key to Adult Male Cuckoos 



and Kingfishers. 

 1. Crested. Back bluish. Under 



parts white with blue belt. Found 



by water. 



p. 157. BELTED KINGFISHER. 



2. Not crested. Back not bluish. Upper parts brownish ; 



under parts plain white. Found in undergrowth, 

 a. Tail black, with distinct white thumb-marks on under 

 side. Under manible yellow. 



p. 160. YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO. 



a'. Tail brown, without distinct thumb-marks ; bill black, 

 p. 163. BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO. 



