Birds of Indiana. 823 



Length, 11.90-13.70; wing, 5.40-5.80; tail, 6.00-6.15. 



Eange. — Eastern North America, from Costa Eica and West Indies 

 northward to 'New Brunswick, southern Ontario, and Minnesota. 

 Breeds from Florida and east Texas northward. Winters south of 

 United States. 



Nest, a mere platform of twigs, in bushes or in trees, 4 to 30 feet up. 

 Eggs, 3-5, rarely 6 or 7; light greenish-blue; 1.31 by .88. 



Yellow-billed Cuckoo. 

 (Be.'iL— Farmers' Bulletin 54, United States Department of Agriculture.) 



Common summer resident; less numerous northward. ArriTes usu- 

 ally early in May. Southern Indiana spring arrivals show as dates 

 first observed: April 23, 1887, May 9, 1893 (Greensburg); April 30, 

 1895 (Bicknell, Knox County); May 3, 1888 (Vineennes); April 39, 

 1894, May 3, 1893 (Spearsville, Brown County). Korthern Indiana: 

 Lafayette, May 8, 1897; Dekalb County, Sedan, May 11, 1894, May 6, 

 1895; Waterloo, May 3, 1896, May 6, 1897; Laporte, May 15, 1894, 

 May 10, 1895, May 6, 1896. The following fall records indicate when 

 the last bird was seen.. In 1889 the last one remained at Sedan until 

 October 13, and in 1894 the last one was noted at Plymouth, Mich., 

 September 3. In 1896 the last one was noted at Lafayette, October 

 13. In 1895 the last one was seen at Chicago, 111., September 32; 

 at Lafayette, September 9; at Bicknell, Ind., October 14. The earliest 

 date at which it left Brookville was September 6, 1886, and the latest, 

 October 10, 1884. The last seen in Warren County, in 1897, was 

 September 20. On September 17 old birds were seen feeding their 



