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
.^^^^
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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