. The birds of South Africa. Birds -- South Africa. CUCULID^ CUCULUS 177 460. Guculus canorus. European Cuckoo. Cuculus canorus, Linn. Sijut. Nat. 12th ed. i, p. 168 (1766j; Gurney in Andersson's B. Dcunaraland, p. 227 (1872) ; Sharpe, ed. Layard's B. S. Afr. pp. 147, 809 (1875-84); Barmtt, Ibis, 1876, p. 199 [Potchffstroom]; Ay res, Ibis, 1877, p. 342, 1884, p. 223 ; Dresser, B. Ear. V, p. 199, pi. 299 (1878); ShcUcy Cat. B. M. xix, p. (1891) ; id. B. Ap\ i, p. 124 (1896) ; Alexander, Ibis, 1900, p. 108 [Zambesi]; Marshall, Ibis, 1900, p. 252 [Maslionaland]. Description. Adult male.—Clos
. The birds of South Africa. Birds -- South Africa. CUCULID^ CUCULUS 177 460. Guculus canorus. European Cuckoo. Cuculus canorus, Linn. Sijut. Nat. 12th ed. i, p. 168 (1766j; Gurney in Andersson's B. Dcunaraland, p. 227 (1872) ; Sharpe, ed. Layard's B. S. Afr. pp. 147, 809 (1875-84); Barmtt, Ibis, 1876, p. 199 [Potchffstroom]; Ay res, Ibis, 1877, p. 342, 1884, p. 223 ; Dresser, B. Ear. V, p. 199, pi. 299 (1878); ShcUcy Cat. B. M. xix, p. (1891) ; id. B. Ap\ i, p. 124 (1896) ; Alexander, Ibis, 1900, p. 108 [Zambesi]; Marshall, Ibis, 1900, p. 252 [Maslionaland]. Description. Adult male.—Closely resembling C. (jularis, being distinguished by its black bill which is only yellow at the extreme base, by its rather broader black transverse markings below, and by the lesser amount of white on the tail; on the outer pair of tail- feathers there are no bars only spots along the shafts, and these on the median pair of feathers are reduced to almost rudimentary Pig. 61.—Outer tail-feather of Cuculus canorus (from Sharpe, , 1873). Iris and legs yellow ; bill bluish-black, except a very narrow margin round the nostrils which is yellow. Length about 13-25; wing 8-75; tail 7-25; culmeu 075; tarsus 0-95. The female differs only from the male in having the throat shaded with rufous. The young bird is dark brown above, the feathers of the head and body are tipped with white and many of them, including those of the wing and tail, barred with rufous; below, the throat and upper breast are barred and somewhat suffused with dark brown. Distribution.—The European Cuckoo is found throughout the greater part of the Old World from Ireland to the northern portion of Australia ; during the European summer it breeds in Europe, northern .\frica and Asia as far as the Himalayas, retreating south in winter to southern Asia and Africa. 12 VOL. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability
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