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Range (Greater Antilles west coast)

Greater Antilles, west coast of Central America, northward to coast of Gulf States (?); west coast of Florida.

Nest, a platform of sticks, in low trees and bushes. Eggs, three to four greenish blue.

This bird is apparently a rare summer resident on the Gulf coast of Florida, but its relationships in this region to the following race are not known.

CUCKOOS. 386a. C. m. maynardi (Ridgw.). MAYNARD'S CUCKOO.-Similar to the preceding, but with a slightly smaller bill and much paler under parts, the throat and breast being grayish white, very faintly washed with ochraceous, which becomes stronger on the belly. B. from N., 75.