common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) Description
British ornithology : being the history, with a coloured representation, of every known species of British birds, Vol.1
Date 1821.
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Author George Graves
Full title British ornithology : being the history, with a coloured representation, of every known species of British birds /
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The common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, Cuculiformes, which includes the roadrunners, the anis and the coucals. This species is a widespread summer migrant to Europe and Asia, and winters in Africa.
