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5. Coccyzus ferrugineus: Cocos IsLAND Cuckoo 
The extremely shy cuckoo of Cocos Island, Costa Rica, 
proved to be the rarest of the indigenous birds of that island. 
We saw it only at Wafer Bay, where six individuals were 
observed during the first half of September, 1905. The 
Academy’s collection contains four of these. They were 
observed in the clumps of banana trees as well as in the 
virgin forests. Twice they were heard calling. An exami- 
nation of the stomach of one showed the remains of what 
appeared to be crickets. 
6. Coccyzus melanocoryphus: Azara’s Cuckoo 
Albemarle, Barrington, Charles, Chatham, Duncan, and 
Indefatigable islands. 
This cuckoo was common on Charles and Chatham, and 
less so on Albemarle. On Indefatigable it was heard fre- 
quently and twice seen, but not captured. On Duncan, also, 
it was observed and heard twice during December. Mr. 
Nelson shot one on Barrington on July 10. 
Cuckoos occurred in the dry as well as the damper por- 
tions of the islands and were occasionally seen in the man- 
groves on the coast. On Chatham they were noted in the 
hedges of sisal hemp bordering the sugar fields in the moist 
region. They were also common in the native Galapagos 
vegetation from there down to the coast. At Black Beach 
Roads, Charles, the species was noticed most commonly on 
the westerly slope of the island, only one or two individuals 
being observed in the interior, which is overrun by lemon and 
orange trees introduced by former settlers. On Indefatigable, 
in the vicinity of Academy Bay, it was heard in the dry 
region up to 350 feet elevation, and two were seen near the 
beach. On Duncan and Barrington it occurred in the dry 
region. On Albemarle the species was seen in both the moist 
and dry regions and also in the mangroves of the coast, being 
cbserved on all of the mountains except Cape Berkeley, which 
we did not visit. It was noted above 1500 feet elevation on the 
west side of Tagus Cove Mountain. 
This species was not gregarious, seldom more than one 
individual being seen at a time. Once in a while they were 
