lYNX. — CTJCULUS. 117 



Caibhness and the Orkney Islands, but occurs annually in 

 some numbers on Fair Isle, Shetlands ; it also occasionally 

 wanders to south-west Scotland, where it is reported to have 

 bred, and has occurred six times in Ireland. 



General Uistribution. — The Wryneck breeds throughout 

 Europe generally and western Asia, ranging north to about 

 G4° N. latitude iu Scandinavia and eastwards to west Siberia, 

 Turkestan, and Baluchistan. It is accidental in the Faeroes. 

 In winter it visits northern and tropical Africa and India. 

 Local races have been recognised in Algeria, Sardinia, (*orsica, 

 Italy, and Dalraatia, as well as in eastern Siberia, central 

 Asia, north China, and Japan. 



Order COCCYGES. 



Suborder CUCULI. 



Family CUGULIDiE. 



Genus CTJCULUS Linnaeus, Syst. Nat. 1758, p. 110. 



Type : C. canorus Linn. 



CMCMl«s=a Cuckoo, in classical Latin ; the Greek kokku^ Probably 

 onomatopoeio. 



Cuculus canorus. Cuckoo. 



Cuculus canorus Linnmus, Syst. Nat. 1758, p. 110 : 



Sweden. 



Cuculus canorus Linn, ; B. O. U. List, 1st ed. 1883, p. 83 ; 

 Shelley, Oat. Birds B. M. xix. 1891, p. 245; Saunders, 

 Manual, 2nd ed. 1899, p. 287. 

 Ca«onts= melodious, from ca/no=l sing. 



Distribviion in the British Islands. — A regular Summer 

 Visitor from the last days o£ March and April until September 

 or October, individuals being occasionally met with in 

 November. Most adult birds depart in August. It is 

 universally distributed except in the Shetlands, where it is 

 sai<^-to be rare, but occurs regularly on passage. 



