The Birds of Floyd County, lowa. 
CARROLL LANE FENTON. 
(Part III.—Continued.) 
100. Coccyzus americanus americanus (Linn.) Yellow- 
billed Cuckoo. This species is a common summer resident, 
arriving from May 28 to June 10, depending somewhat upon 
the season. Nests are built shortly after the birds arrive, and 
eggs are laid in late June or early July. In the woods along 
the Cedar River both north and south of Charles City, and 
in the town itself, the species is very common. 
101. Coccyzus erythropthalmus  (Wils.)  Black-billed 
Cuckoo. A species about as common as the preceding and 
closely associated with it. It arrives somewhat earlier, my 
earliest record being May 13, 1914. By the last of May it is 
present in considerable numbers and nesting begins before 
that of the Yellow-bill. In general this species frequents 
towns less than the preceding, though this conclusion may be 
open to question. 
I have found Brewster’s (Chapman, Handbk. Bds. of 
Eastern N. A., 1916, 320) a very reliable means of identifi- 
cation. In cases where the bird was not seen, or was seen 
indistinctly, I have relied upon it. All important records, 
however, are based on sight. 
102. Ceryle alcyon (Linn.) Belted Kingfisher. A common 
summer resident, occasionally remaining throughout the win- 
ter. It arrives in the second or third week of March and 
remains until late October or early November. In 1920-21, 
a light winter, the Kingfisher stayed throughout the year, 
being seen on December 27 and 30 by Howard Clarke Brown. 
In both cases the birds were near Cedar River. 
Nesting takes place in May, along the banks of streams and 
to a lesser extent in the walls of sandpits and other cuts. 
The birds are commonly seen about Willow Pond, but have 
not been found to nest there. They show little fear of man, 
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