Definitions
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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Cuculidae .
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Examples
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In the not very thick woods are beautiful coas (Trogon), misanthropic birds: very loud and agile blue jays (Corvus), which perch on the elevated trees, moving their long tails, and also brown-colored birds (Cuculus cayanus).
Did you know? The first scientific account of Lake Chapala comes from 1839 2009
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In the not very thick woods are beautiful coas (Trogon), misanthropic birds: very loud and agile blue jays (Corvus), which perch on the elevated trees, moving their long tails, and also brown-colored birds (Cuculus cayanus).
Did you know? The first scientific account of Lake Chapala comes from 1839 2009
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Cuculus inornatus, VIG. and HORSF. — — — — cineraceus, VIG. and HORSF.
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In the morning a young kangaroo was started by Mr. Cunningham but made its escape; the traces of these animals were very numerous on the sides of the hills; several birds new to us were seen, and we also found about the bushes the tail-feathers of the Cuculus phasianus (Index Orn.Sup. page 30).
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 — Volume 1 Phillip Parker King
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The eggs of _Cuculus canorus_ display considerable variation in colour.
Birds of the Indian Hills Douglas Dewar 1916
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The third of the cuckoos which enlivens the hot weather in the plains is the Indian cuckoo (_Cuculus micropterus_).
A Bird Calendar for Northern India Douglas Dewar 1916
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The Indian cuckoo (_Cuculus micropterus_) resembles in appearance the two species already described.
Birds of the Indian Hills Douglas Dewar 1916
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(_Cuculus canorus_) emanates from every second tree.
Birds of the Indian Hills Douglas Dewar 1916
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The common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) feeds on reptiles and large insects.
Easton's Bible Dictionary M.G. Easton 1897
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Vives meanwhile shot a beautiful tufted cuckoo (_Cuculus glandarius_), a splendid bird, which habitually flies from the crown of one palm to that of another, and also a brace of shrikes, or butcher birds (_Lanius minor_), and some black and white chats (_Saxicola_).
The Caravan Route between Egypt and Syria Archduke of Austria Ludwig Salvator 1881
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