Cuckoos. 
383. Ani (Crotophaga ani). Resembling No. 384, 
but upper mandible without grooves. Notes. A com- 
plaining, whistled o0-eeek, oo-ceek. 
Range.—Eastern South America; north to West Indies and Ba- 
hamas: rarely to southern Florida; accidental in Louisiana and Penn- 
sylvania. 
384. Groove-billed Ani (Crotopbaga sulcirostris). 
L. 12.5; B..7 Aigh; the upper mandible with ridges 
and furrows. Ads. Blue-black, many of the feathers 
with iridescent margins. 
Range.—Northwestern South America, north through Mexico to 
Lower California and southeastern Texas; casually Arizona, Louisi- 
ana, and Florida. 
385. Road-runner (Geococcyx californianus). L. 23. 
Toes two in front, two behind.. Ads. Above glossy 
olive-brown with whitish and rusty margins: tail 
much rounded, outer tail-feathers tipped with white. 
Notes. A soft cooing and a low chitterimg note produc- 
ed by striking the mandibles together. Bendire men- 
tions a note like that of a hen calling her brood. 
Range.—Central Mexico_north (rarely) to southwestern Kansas, 
southern Colorado, and Sacramento Valley, California, rarely to 
southern Oregon. 
386. Mangrove Cuckoo (Coceygus minor). L. 13. 
Ads. Underparts uniformly rich buff; above grayish 
brown, crown grayer; ear-coverts black; tail black, 
outer feathers broadly tipped with white. 
Range.—Northern South America, north through Central America, 
Mexico and Greater Antilles (except Porto Rico?) to Florida and 
Louisiana; migrating south in fall. 
386a. Maynard Cuckoo (C. m. maynardi).  Simi- 
lar to No. 386, but underparts paler, the throat and 
forebreast more or less ashy white. 
Range.—Bahamas and (eastern?) Florida Keys. 
387. Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccygus americanus). 
L. 12.2. Ads. Below white; lower mandible largely 
yellow; tail black, outer feathers widely tipped with 
white. Notes. Tut-tut, tut-tut, tut-tut, tut-tut, cl-uck, 
cl-uck, cl-uck, cl-uck, cl-uck, cl-uck, cow, cow, cow, cow, 
cow, cow, usually given in part. 
Range.—Eastern North America; breeds from Florida to New 
Brunswick and Minnesota; winters in Central and South America. 
387a. California Cuckoo (C. a. occidentalis). Sim- 
ilar to No. 387, but somewhat grayer and larger; the 
bill slightly longer, 1.05. 
Range.—Western North America; north to southern British Col- 
umbia; east to Western Texas; winters south into Mexico. 
4 388. Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythrophthal- 
mus). L. 11.8. Ads. White below; bill black; tail, 
seen from below, grayish zarrowly tipped with white; 
above, especially on crown, browner than No. 387. 
Notes. Similar to those of No. 387, but softer, the cow 
notes connected. 
Range.—Eastern North America; west to Rocky Mountains; breeds 
north to Labrador and Manitoba; winters south of United States to 
Brazil. 
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