. The birds of Ontario [microform] : being a list of birds observed in the Province of Ontario, with an account of their habits, distribution, nests, eggs, & Birds; Oiseaux. BIRDS OF Others nests or into that of a different species. The nest they build is of the most temporary description, and the eggs are deposited in such a desultory manner, that it is no uncommon occurrence to lind fresh eggs and young birds therein at the same time. Of the two Cuckoos we have in Ontario, the Yellow-biUed seems the more southern, apparently finding its northern limit along our southern border, where
. The birds of Ontario [microform] : being a list of birds observed in the Province of Ontario, with an account of their habits, distribution, nests, eggs, & Birds; Oiseaux. BIRDS OF Others nests or into that of a different species. The nest they build is of the most temporary description, and the eggs are deposited in such a desultory manner, that it is no uncommon occurrence to lind fresh eggs and young birds therein at the same time. Of the two Cuckoos we have in Ontario, the Yellow-biUed seems the more southern, apparently finding its northern limit along our southern border, where it is rather scarce and not generally 150. COCCYZUS ERYTHROPHTHALMUS (Wils.). 388. Black-billed Cuckoo. Above uniform satiny olive-gray, or "quaker color," with bronzy reflec- tions. Below pure white, sometimes with a faint tawny tinge on the fore parts. Wings with little or no rufous. Lateral feathers not contrasting with the central, their lips fur a short distance blackish, then obscurely white. Bill blackish except occasionally a trace of yellowish below. Eye-lids red ; bare circum-ocular space purplish. Length, 11-12 ; wing, 5-5^ ; tail, f)-6J ; bill, under i. Hab Eastern North America, from Labrador and Manitoba south to the West Indies and the valley of the Amazon ; west to the Rocky Moun- tains. Accidental in the British Islands and Italy. Nest, loosely constructed of twigs, grass, strips of bark, leaves, etc., placed in a bush. Eggs, 2 to 5 ; light greenish-blue. The Black-billed Cuckoo is a regular summer resident in Ontario, where it arrives about the end of May, after which its peculiar note may often be heard, especially before rain, and its lithe slim form be seen gliding noiselessly among the evergreens. Though not an abundant species, it is generally distributed throughout the province, and well known to the country people as the rain-crow. The food of the Cuckoos consists chiefly of caterpillars, with an occasional change to ripe fruit i
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