. Birds of village and field [microform] : a bird book for beginners. Birds; Oiseaux. BLACK-HILLED CUCKOO 1G3 Tho Yellow-hilled is espeeially foiul of the de- structive caterpillars that make the large web nests in our fruit-trees. lie- mains of 4;5 of these eateri)il- lars were found iu the stomach of one l)ird shot at six o'clock in the morning. lint it was not only this early bird that got the worm, for in 21 stom- achs examined there were 855 caterpillars and 23 grasshop- pers, in addition to a collection of saw-flies, po- tato bugs, and otlnu- insects. One stomach con- tained 217 fall web
. Birds of village and field [microform] : a bird book for beginners. Birds; Oiseaux. BLACK-HILLED CUCKOO 1G3 Tho Yellow-hilled is espeeially foiul of the de- structive caterpillars that make the large web nests in our fruit-trees. lie- mains of 4;5 of these eateri)il- lars were found iu the stomach of one l)ird shot at six o'clock in the morning. lint it was not only this early bird that got the worm, for in 21 stom- achs examined there were 855 caterpillars and 23 grasshop- pers, in addition to a collection of saw-flies, po- tato bugs, and otlnu- insects. One stomach con- tained 217 fall web-worms!. Fio. ;. Section of Cuckoo .Stomach. of Ik lar iry are ion top Black-billed Cuckoo: Cocnjzus cnithrophthalmm. Upper parts grayish biowii, witli slif,'ht ^reen rIoss ; wings and tail tlie sani.', only Hlightly tipped with white ; nnder parts V hite; bill black. Lrnijth, about 11.^ inches. Gkookai'hk; Disthiiu tiOxV. — North America east of the Rocky Mountains ; breeds as far north as Lal)rador and Aa- siuiboia, and winters in Central and South America. The Black-billed Cuckoo is very much like the Yellow-billed, but lacks the reddish brown wings, black tail, yellow mandible, and the heavy thumb- marks on the tail of the Yellow-billed (Figs. 8G, 87, p. 1G4). The call of the Yellow-billed is given as tut-tut, tut-tut, cl-uck-cl-vck-d-uck-cl-uck-rl-uck- cl-nck, cow, COILS cow, coio, cow, cow; while the Black-billed, it is said, has the cow notes con- nected, and has altogether a much softer voice. il. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bailey, Florence Merriam, b. 1863. Toronto : McClelland & Goodchild
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