T EN à le Penta on the 
Ps " "té od x the hairy eaterpillars, that are found on' 
3 E apple trees; but it is well that they are not more 
E. . numerous, since they might greatly diminish the 
: numbers of other birds, whose services would be 
a -The Brack-siLLED Cuckoo, Coccyzus Ev 
thalmus, is often mistaken for the preceding, from 
which it differs in some of its habits, beside arriving 
later in the spring. It feeds on insects and birds’ 
eggs, like the other, but extends its bill of fare to 
include the small shell-fish found in fresh waters 
and the small frogs from wet grounds. For this rea- 
son it is often found near the edge of water, or on 
branches bending downward to the stream. ‘This 
species is less timid than the other; its note is 
equally unmusical. 
These birds build their nests in the forest, resem- 
bling those of the former species, being little more 
than a flooring of twigs and moss, with a slight hol- 
low in the centre to receive the eggs. These are 
from three to five, of the same color with the 
> but rather smaller. 
The. GOLDEN-WINGED Wooprrckem, Picus aura- 
tus, is a very common bird in our gardens, known 
when flying at a distance, by the white on the lower - 
part of the back, disclosed by the open wings; when 
nearly examined, it is admired for the beauty of its 
markings. It is driven from the northern states in 
winter by the excessive cold, but in April it is with 
us again, when its voice resembles a laugh, as if it 
