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Rh FIELD KF.Y TO THE LAND BIRDS.

CUCKOOS. I>iLL.

Feet.

Food.

15

Cuculidae.

— Medium-sized and bent. —

—

two and two

Small



small. Caterpillars

toes in front lieliind



nails

and other

in-

sects.

YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO.

38.

a?7iericanus.

— Length,

12 inches.

Coecyzus

Grayish brown

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above

underparts grayish white bill yellow. This He flies a tree bird, rarely seen on the ground. quietly from tree to tree all day long, searching for



is

caterpillars.

39.

Commoner West.

BLACK-BILLED

—

CUCKOO.

Coecyzus

erythroplithalmns. Length, 12 inches. Similar to the Yellow-})ill, except that the bill is black, the white spots on the tail smaller, and that there is a bare red spot around the eye. This bird is also called the Rain Cuckoo, as his calls are particularly loud and frequent just before a rain. summer bird, commoner East.

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