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Coccyzus Americanus
Cuckoo Cuck"oo (k??k"??), n. [OE. coccou, cukkow, F. coucou, prob. of imitative origin; cf. L. cuculus, Gr. ????, Skr. k?ki?a, G. kuckuk, D. koekoek.] (Zo["o]l.) A bird belonging to Cuculus, Coccyzus, and several allied genera, of many species. Note: The European cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) builds no nest of its own, but lays its eggs in the nests of other birds, to be hatched by them. The American yellow-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus Americanus) and the black-billed cuckoo (C. erythrophthalmus) build their own nests. Cuckoo bee (Zool.), a bee, parasitic in the larval stage in the nests of other bees, feeding either upon their food or larvae. They belong to the genera Nomada, Melecta, Epeolus, and others. Cuckoo clock, a clock so constructed that at the time for striking it gives forth sounds resembling the cry of the cuckoo. Cuckoo dove (Zo["o]l.), a long-tailed pigeon of the genus Macropygia. Many species inhabit the East Indies. Cuckoo fish (Zo["o]l.), the European red gurnard (Trigla cuculus). The name probably alludes to the sound that it utters. Cuckoo falcon (Zo["o]l.), any falcon of the genus Baza. The genus inhabits Africa and the East Indies. Cuckoo maid (Zo["o]l.), the wryneck; -- called also cuckoo mate. Cuckoo ray (Zo["o]l.), a British ray (Raia miraletus). Cuckoo spit, or Cuckoo spittle. (a) A frothy secretion found upon plants, exuded by the larvae of certain insects, for concealment; -- called also toad spittle and frog spit. (b) (Zo["o]l.) A small hemipterous insect, the larva of which, living on grass and the leaves of plants, exudes this secretion. The insects belong to Aphrophora, Helochara, and allied genera. Ground cuckoo, the chaparral cock.

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- Coccyzus is a genus of cuckoos which occur in the Americas. The genus name is from Ancient Gr**** kokkuzo, which means to call like a common cuckoo. The...
- Cuckoo - Coccyzus erythropthalmus - USGS Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter BirdLife species factsheet for Coccyzus erythropthalmus "Coccyzus erythropthalmus"...
- The mangrove cuckoo (Coccyzus minor) is a species of cuckoo that is native to the Neotropics. The mangrove cuckoo was formally described in 1788 by the...
- The yellow-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus americ****) is a member of the cuckoo family. Common folk names for this bird in the southern United States are rain...
- Genus Coccycua – formerly in Coccyzus and Piaya, includes Micrococcyx (3 species) Genus Piaya – (2 species) Genus Coccyzus – includes Saurothera and Hyetornis...
- The great lizard cuckoo (Coccyzus merlini) is a species of bird in the tribe Phaenicophaeini, subfamily Cuculinae of the cuckoo family Cuculidae. It is...
- of the cuckoo family (Cuculidae). It was formerly placed in the genus Coccyzus or Micrococcyx. Following the discovery that it belongs to a distinct lineage...
- Dark-billed cuckoo Coccyzus melacoryphus Vieillot, 1817 81 Yellow-billed cuckoo Coccyzus americ**** (Linnaeus, 1758) 82 Pearly-breasted cuckoo Coccyzus euleri Cabanis...
- The Jamaican lizard cuckoo (Coccyzus vetula) is a species of bird in the tribe Phaenicophaeini, subfamily Cuculinae of the cuckoo family Cuculidae. It...
- Costa Rica. A. townsendi is sometimes predated on by the Cocos cuckoo (Coccyzus ferrugineus), a bird and another endemic species of the island. Costa Rica...