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Order COCCYGES. Cuckoos, etc 



Family CUCULID^E.— Cuckoos, Axis, etc. 



*i87. Coccyzusamericanus(Z/////.). Yellow-billed Cuckoo. 

 387.) — Breeds from Florida to New Brunswick and winters in 

 Central and South America. It is here a common summer resi- 

 dent, arriving about May 10, and departing the last of September. 

 (See Group. Gallery, between Cases B and C.) 



*i88. Coccyzus erythrophthalmus (JFi/s.). Black-billed 

 Cuckoo. (380.) — Breeds as far north as Labrador, and winters in 

 Central and South America. With us it is a common summer re- 

 sident arriving and departing at about the same time as the 

 preceding species. 



Family ALCEDINID^E.— Kingfishers. 



*i89. Ceryle alcyon {Linn.). Belted Kingfisher. (390.) — 

 Breeds from Florida to Labrador, and winters from Virginia to 

 South America. It is here a common summer resident, arriving 

 the latter part of March and remaining until the streams and ponds, 

 from which it obtains its food, are frozen.. 



Order PICI. Woodpeckers. 



Family PICIDiE.— Woodpeckers. 



*I90. Dryobates villosus {Linn). Hairy Woodpecker. 

 (393.) — Eastern United States, from the northern border south to 

 Virginia and the higher summits of North Carolina. In this vicinity 

 it is a rather uncommon resident. 



*I9I. Dryobates pubescens (Linn.). Downy Woodpecker. 

 394.) — Eastern North America, from Labrador to Florida; resi- 

 dent throughout its range. It is one of our commonest Wood- 

 peckers. 



*I92. Dryobates borealis (Vieiil.). Red-cockaded Wood- 

 pecker. (395.) — Southern United States, westward to Indian Terri- 

 tory, and northward to Tennessee and Virginia. This bird is 

 accidental near New York, the only record of its occurrence being 



