274 



COCCYZUS ERYTHROPHTHALMUS. 



America, and many of (.he West 9/ / 

 7, bcinsr in the north forced away '"f 



Sah. — Over the waters of all North and Middle 

 Indian Islands. Resident, or imperfectly migratory, being in the north forced away" ^ 

 by the freezing of the waters. Breeds nearly throughout its range. Accidental in ^ 



Ireland (in 1845, Thompson, B. Irel. i, 373). 



Limdeiiant Warren's Expedition. — 4657, Little Missouri ; 5234, Yellowstone. 



Later ^jpedHioflS.— 59849-50, Colorado ; 60458, 60806-7, Wyoming. 



Family CUCULID^: Cuckoos. 



Note. — The Ground Cuckoo, Geococcijx ealifornianus, is entered upon the Holden- 

 Aikeu List (Pr. Bost. Soc. xv, 1872), as a resident species ; but since, in the preparation 

 of two different Mss. for the press, the editor neglected to preserve indications of locali- 

 ties with desirable precision, it is uncertain whether the species should be included in 

 the present work or not. The List covers ground partly in the water-shed of the 

 Missouri, and partly beyond it, for Mr. Aiken's observations extend as far south as 

 Canon City, Colorado. The case is parallel with that of Pipilo fuscus (" mesoleucus "). 

 Until recently, I was unaware of the extension of the Ground Cuckoo beyond the lati- 

 tude of New Mexico and Arizona, excepting in the Sacramento Valley, California, to 

 Fort Reading (latitude 40J°) ; Mr. Aiken's record is interesting in this regard. To this 

 may be added t)ie occurrence of the species on the Arkansas, near Fort Lyons, as re- 

 corded by me. Am. Kac. vii, 1873, 751. 



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COCCYZUS ERYTHROPHTHALMUS, (Wils.) Bp. & 



Black-billed Cactoo. 



Cucuhis erythroplMalmus, ^^ILS., Am: Orn. iv, 1811, 16, pi. 27, fig. 2. — Steph., Shaw's 

 Gen. Zool. xiv, 208.— Hart., Br. Birds, 1872, 124 (Ireland). 



Coccyzus cri/throphthalmus, Bp., Obs. Wils. 18-2.3, No. 48; Syn. 1828, 42; Consp. i, 1850, 

 111.— AUD., Orn. Biog. i, 183^;, 170, pi. 32 ; Syn. 1839, 187 ; B. Am. iv, 1842, 300, 

 pi. 276.— GiR., B. L. 1. 1844, 183.— Gi;.i.v, Gen. of B. ii, 4.37.— Woodh., Sitgr. Rep. 

 1653, 92.— Glooep., J. f. O. 1854, 224.— Leotaud, Ois. de Trin. 352.— ScL. & 

 Salv., Ibis, I860, 270 (Guatemala).— ScL., P. Z. S. 1859,252; 1864, 122; 1870, 

 168; Cat. 1862, 323.— COUES, Key, 1872, 199.— Sxow, B. Kaus. l:~7;j, 2.— Lawr., 

 Ann. Lye. ix, 186S, 128 (Costa Rica).— Glndl., Rep. F. N. i,186G, 295 (Cuba). 



Piai/a erythrophtltalma, Le.s.s., Traits Orn. 18.:il, 141. 



Erythrophrys ei'ntliropliihalmus, Bp., Comp. List, 1836, 40. 



Coccygus eryfhrophthalmus, C.U3., J. f. O. 1656, 104 (Cuba, breeds). — Be, B. N. A. 1858, 

 77.— Hayd., Rep. 1862, 154.- Cab. &. Helxe, Mus. Hein. iv, 1803, 76.— Lawk., 

 Ann. Lye. vii, 1862, 23 (New Granada).— ilclLWri., Pr. Ess. Inst, v, 1866, 83 

 (Canada). — Teippe, Pr. Ess. Inst, vi, Ud (Jlinnesota) ; Pr. Bost. Soc. xv, 1872, 

 2:33 (Iowa).— B. B. & R., N. A. B. ii, 1874, 484, pi. 48, f. 5. 



Coccyzus dominicus, Null'., Man. i, 1832, 556 (not of authors). 



n, 



Ba6.— North America to the Rocky Mountains (Wyoming, TrooTc). North to Labra- 5 .i,' j 

 South through Mexico and Central America to the valley of the Amazon. Cuba, .>-' a J 



dor. 



rarely; no other Aiitillean record. Said to winter in Florida. Accidental in Europe ^S j,. 

 (Killead, Antrim County, September 25, 1871 ; Blake-Knox, Zool. 1872, 2943 (" a77icr8- >^ / *• < 

 canus," error ; Clermont, ibid, p. 3022) ; Haeting, Br. Birds, 1872, 124. — Italy, Bolle, 3 '''a ^ 

 J. f. O. 1858, 457 ; Selys-Loxg., Ibis, 1870, 4.32; Salvad., Fn. Ital. Ucc. 1871, 42. , „ .-t 



List of specimens. 



19337 



19338 



P. F. Bighorn R 

 do 



June 15, 1860 



G.H.Trook.. 



12.00 

 12.00 



15.00 

 15.00 



5.50 

 5.50 



^D^H 



Lieutenant Warren's Expedition. — 5332, Fort Lookout; 5233, Moreau River; 8979-81, 

 Platte River ; B982, Loup Fork. 



These specimens indicate the westernmost locality as yet on record 

 for this species, which was not previously known to cross the central 

 plains. It is true that Dr. Ifewberry quotes the species for California, 

 but he does so with a double query ; he secured no specimens, and the 

 cries he heard, if those of any Cuckoo, were doubtless of G. americanus. 



This species is found throughout most of Eastern Xorth America 

 with G. americanvs, and yet there is a notable difference in their distri- 



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