120 CUCULID^. 



Cocoyzus melanocoryplus ( Vieilh). 

 (Plate II. flg. 15.) 



Coccyzus melanocoryplius, Scl. 8r Suds. Argent. Orn. ii. p. 38 (1889) ; 

 Shelley, Cat. Birds B. M. xix. p. 307 (1891) ; Holland, Ibis, 1892, 

 p. 203 ; Nehrh. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 172 (1899) ; von Ihering, Rev. 

 Mm. Paulista, iv. p. 263 (1900) ; Sharpe, Sand-l. ii.p. 163 (1900). 



The eggs of the South- American Black-billed Cuckoo are of a 

 pale green colour. Examples measure from 1"12 to 1"21 in length, 

 and from -85 to -93 in breadth. 



3. Argentine Republic, Nov. A. H. Holland, Esq. [C.]. 



3. Argentine Republic. Crowley Bequest, 



Coccyzus americanus (Linn.). 



Coccyzus americanus, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 87, tab. xv. fig. 5 

 (nee 6) (1845-64) ; Baedeker, -Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 60. fig. 6 (18o5- 

 63) ; Dresser, Ibis, 1865, p. 467 ; id. Birds Eur. v. p. 227 (1876) ; 

 Seebohm, Brit. Birds, ii. p. 390, pi. 68 (1884) ; Shelley, Cat. Birds 

 B. M. xix. p. 308 (1891) ; Salv. Sf Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, 

 ii. p. 525 (1896) ; Bendire, Life-Hist. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 19, 

 pi. V. fig. 1 (1895) ; Seebohm, Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 175, pi. 49, 

 iig. 8 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 164 (1900). 



Coccygus americanus, Baird, Brewer ^ Ridgw. N. Atner. Birds, ii. p. 477 

 (1874). 



The eggs of the Yellow-billed Cuckoo are of a pale bluish-green 

 colour. They measure from 1-16 to 1-32 in length, and from -87 

 to -96 in breadth. One exceptionally small example measures only 

 1-07 by -77. 



1. 'Novth Amexica. (Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 



1. North America (Henshaw Coll.). Salvin-Godman CoU. 



1. North America ( fTAiieaaes : -Hai-oirt Seebohm Coll. 

 Coll.). 



4. Los Angeles, California, 10th June. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 



[P.l. 



3. Bexar, Texas (Hargitt CoU.). Seebohm Coll. 



1. San Antonio, Texas (Dr. Seer- Salvin-Godman Coll. 



mann). 



1. San Antonio, June (S. E. Dresser). Seebohm Coll. 



1, San Antonio (S. E. D.). Crowley Bequest. 



1. Rio Medina, Texas, 5th July Seebohm Coll. 



(S. E. D.). 



2. Texas (ir.^.D.). Seebohm Coll. 



1. Iowa. Crowley Bequest. 



2. Massachusetts (TV'jsiram CoM.). Crowlev Bequest. 



2. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (iJ. Site. • Salvin-fjodman Coll. 

 Smiths. Inst.). 



Coccyzus erythrophthalmus (Wils.). 



Coccygus erythrophthalmus, Baird, Brewer &■ Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, 



ii. p. 484 (1874). > ^ .■> 



Coccyzus erythrophthalmus. Dresser, Bird^ Eur. v. p. 231 (1876) ; 



SheUey, Cat. Birds B. M. xix. p. 311 (1891) ; Bendire, Life-Sist. 



