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spicuous September 22, was present in bulk September 25, and was last 
seen September 27. 
388. Coccyzus erythrophthalmus (Wils.). [388.] Black-billed Cuckoo. 
A common summer resident in Manitoba and most parts of the Mis- 
sissippi Valley except the extreme southern portion. In the spring of 
1884 no records were received relating to the date when it entered the 
United States, but it appeared at Saint Louis, Mo., and at Hennepin, 
Tll., May 5. May 12 it was seen at Coralville, lowa; May 16 at Lake - 
Mills and New Cassel, Wis.; May 22 at Elk River, Minn.; May 31 at 
Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, and June 1 at Oak Point, Manitoba, (lati- 
tude 50° 30’). 
In the fail of 1884 the bulk left Williamstown, Iowa, August 10, and 
none were seen there after that date. 
In the spring of 1885 no notes were sent but those of ‘firsts,’ and they 
are as follows: Saint Louis, Mo., May 15; Des Moines and Grinnell, 
Iowa, May 16; Iowa City, Iowa, and Hennepin, Fernwood, and Rock- 
ford, Ill., May 17; Heron Lake and Elk River, Minn., May 22; and Shell 
River, Manitoba, June 16. 
In the fall of 1885, at Elk River, Minn., it was last seen September 7. 
At Saint Louis, Mo., it became conspicuous September 22; the bulk 
was present September 25, and departed September 29; and the last was 
seen October 16. In Concho county, Tex., it is a spring and fall migrant. 
389. Trogon ambiguus Gould. [384.] Coppery-tailed Trogon. 
The home of this Trogon is in central and northern Mexico. Two 
specimens were killed in southern Texas in the summer of 1877 (Merrill, 
Proc. U. 8. Nat. Mus., Vol. I, 1878, p. 118). 
390. Ceryle alcyon (Linn.), [382.] Belted Kingfisher. 
The Kingfisher is a common summer resident in Manitoba and the 
Mississippi Valley. Its winter home is bounded on the north by the 
southern limit of frozen water. His food is found in the water, and when 
cut off from it by the ice he must migrate or perish. The extreme 
cold of the winter of 1883~84 sent him much further south than usual. 
While often seen in ordinary winters at latitude 39° in Kansas, none 
stayed in this latitude during the winter of 1883~84, nor was there a 
record from any point north of latitude 36°, though it is probable that 
at favorable places, such as spring-holes, a few may have wintered. 
From the nature of the case the northward movement of the Kingfisher 
is irregular. Near rivers which open early he will be among the first 
birds to arrive, while at neighboring ponds and lakes many days may 
pass before he appears. But even the presence or absence of ice fails 
to explain a large share of the irregular notes. In Concho and Tom 
Green counties, Tex., it is an abundant resident (Lloyd). 
In the spring of 1884 a single individual was seen at Saint Louis, 
Mo., February 25, but the regular movement did not begin until March 
