Nests in Trees, Bushes, or Vines 
The nest is of sticks placed on the branch of a tree or bush. 
2 buffy-white eggs are laid. Size—1.22 x .94. 
This is really a West Indian species, but it has been found in 
Key West and other Florida keys. In habits it is largely terres. 
trial, though not as much so as the ground dove. In the West 
Indies it is found almost exclusively in the thickly wooded 
regions. 
382. Carolina Paroquet: Conurus carolinensis (Linn.) 
Aduit—Forehead and cheeks orange; rest of head and neck light 
yellow; band of wing orange; other parts grass green. 
Length—12.50. 
Breeding Range—Somewhat uncertain ; probably the uninhabited 
part of Florida is the only breeding place east of the Missis- 
Sippi. 
There is a great difference of opinion in regard to the nest of 
this bird; according to some writers it is in a hole in a tree, and 
others say it is something like the nest of the Carolina dove, 
being a slight structure placed in the branches of a cypress. The 
eggs are white; 2 in number. Size—1.44 x 1.12. 
The Carolina Paroquet was formerly very abundant in Florida, 
and ranged northward as far as the Great Lakes ; now it is nearly 
extinct, being restricted to the southern part of Florida and to some 
few places further west. 
386. Mangrove Cuckoo: Coccyzus minor (Gmel.) 
Adult—Upper parts brownish fawn colour ; the tail has the outer 
feathers black and white; inner feathers brownish fawn; 
under parts buff. Length—12.50. 
Breeding Range—The Florida Keys, Florida, and Louisiana. 
The nest is a rude platform of sticks in the lower branches 
of trees and bushes. 3 to 4 greenish-blue eggs are laid. 
386a. Maynard’s Cuckoo: C.m. maynardi (Ridgw.) 
Somewhat smaller than the mangrove cuckoo and lighter in 
colour, particularly on the breast. 
Range—The Florida Keys. 
Nest and eggs unknown. 
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