82 BIRDS OF COLORADO. 



387. Coccyzus americanus. Yellow-billed Cuckoo. 

 Summer visitant; rare. The only claim this species has 



for admission to the list of Colorado birds is the statement by 

 Major C. Bendire that it extends "casually to eastern Colorado." 

 (Life Hist. N. Am. Birds Part II, 19.) It is probably now too 

 late to ascertain the foundation for this statement. It must be 

 rare in Colorado for all the specimens taken at Fort Lyon, 

 only a few miles from the eastern boundary of the State, are 

 occidentalis. 



387a. Coccyzus americanus occidentalis. California 



Cuckoo. 



Summer resident; not uncommon locally. Occurs through- 

 out the State, below 8,000, but most common on the edge of 

 the plains. Specimens taken almost to the Kansas line are 

 found to be this variety. Breeds throughout its range in 

 Colorado. 



388. Coccyzus erythrophthalmus. Black-billed Cuckoo. 

 Migratory; rare. There is a mounted specimen in the 



museum of the Agricultural College at Fort Collins, taken near 

 there on June 11, by G. F. Breninger. Prof. Wm. Osburn writes 

 that he took one at Loveland, at which place one was also 

 taken by W. G. Smith. These are all the present records for 

 Colorado, though it probably some time will be found here 

 breeding. 



390. Ceryle alcyon. Belted Kingfisher. 



Resident; common. Breeds throughout the State, from 

 the plains to 10,000 feet, although it is more common on the 

 lower streams. A few remain even during severe winters 

 along the foothills almost to the northern boundary of the 

 State. 



393d. Dryobates villosus hyloscopus. Cabanis'S Wood- 

 pecker. 



Resident; common. Breeds from the plains to 11,000 

 feet and winters at almost as great an elevation. But the 

 larger number breed among the pines in summer time and re- 

 turn to lower altitudes for the winter. Eggs are laid early in 

 May. 



394. Dryobates pubescens. Downy Woodpecker. 



Visitant; rare, if not accidental. Included among Colo- 

 rado birds on the strength of the note of Maj. Bendire that it 

 extends "irregularly to Colorado." (Life Hist. N. Am. Birds, 

 part II. 55.) It is probable that this statement is based on the 

 geographical range for this species as given in Ridgway's Man- 



