. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds -- North America; Ornithology -- North American; Oiseaux -- Amérique du Nord; Ornithologie -- Amérique du Nord. 470 North ameimcan The American Ciiekoos diller from ilie Eiiro])ean (Cucidm) l)y having lengthened naked tarsi, instead of very short featliered ones. The nostrils, too, are elongated instead of rounded. The habits of the two are entirely. Coccys^vs amerieanus. different, the American species rearing their own young, instead of laying the eggs in the nests of other birds, like the European Cuckoo and the Amer
. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds -- North America; Ornithology -- North American; Oiseaux -- Amérique du Nord; Ornithologie -- Amérique du Nord. 470 North ameimcan The American Ciiekoos diller from ilie Eiiro])ean (Cucidm) l)y having lengthened naked tarsi, instead of very short featliered ones. The nostrils, too, are elongated instead of rounded. The habits of the two are entirely. Coccys^vs amerieanus. different, the American species rearing their own young, instead of laying the eggs in the nests of other birds, like the European Cuckoo and the American ('owl)ird (Molothnfs prcons). The following synopsis will serve to distinguish the Xorth American .spe- cies of Coir//ijii<i, with their more nearly related southern allies, all of them being of a light greenish color al)ove, tinged with ashy towards the head: — Species and Varieties. A* Tail-featliors except two miiltllo ones black, with broad, sharply defined terminal spaces of wliite. a. Low(M" niamlililc yellow. C. amerieanus. Beneath pure white, with an ashy .s of primaries mostly rufons. Anriculars nearly concolor with the nape. Lenirth, ; wincr, ; tail, : cul- men, : tarsus. .90. Ifih. United States (very rare in the West- ern Provinoe). .lamaita. Porto Rico. 2. C. minor. Pcncath ochraceous, j^enerally paler anteriorly. Inner we1>s of iirimaiifs without anv rufous. Auriculars Itlackish, con- .spicnously didcrrnt from the napo. Leniith. : winir, ,; tail, : irraduation of tail. Tail-spots ahout lonpr- Hah. Wjvst Indies, and Xorthern and Eastern South America, Southern Florida. b. Lower inandilile Mackish like the upper (pale l>lue in life). o. C. melanocoryphus.* Colors similar to those of T'. minor, hut upper parts more hrown. Winsr. ; tail. '*5: jrra(/>Jn's, , Xouv. Diet. VIH, 271. — ScLATEU, Catul. 18G2, 323. — In. P. Z. S. 1S«;4, Please note that these images are extracted fr
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