10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLACK CUCKOO»
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black cuckoo in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Sasol Southern African Birds: A Photographic Guide
I, S Black Cuckoo Cuculusclamosus 28-31 cm Swartkoekoek The only bird likely
to be confused with the Black Cuckoo is the all-black form of the Jacobin Cuckoo
(see page 132). The Black Cuckoo differs from that species by lacking any white
...
Ian Sinclair, Ian Hugh Davidson, 1995
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Beat about the Bush: Birds
... included here because it is essentially a boubou) Crimson-breasted shrike
Black cuckoo Black cuckoo Southern (Black and jacobin) cuckoos Black cuckoo
Swamp Black cuckoo Black cuckoo Tropical Black cuckoo Black cuckoo Broadbill
, ...
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A Checklist of the World's Bird Species
... Green-billed Coucal Pachycoccyx audeberti Thick-billed Cuckoo Centropus
cupreicaudus Coppery-tailed Coucal Cuculus canorus Common Cuckoo
Centropus goliath Goliath Coucal Cuculus clamosus Black Cuckoo Centropus
grillii Black ...
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Birds of the Horn of Africa: Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, ...
Voice Call is a familiar seasonal sound, a three-note whistle, each note
descending a half-tone, fwi-fwi-few(often rendered “it-will-rain!"); also has rising
bubbling call, often partly in duet. Black Cuckoo Cuculus clamosus 30cm, 12"
Variable ...
Nigel Redman, Terry Stevenson, John Fanshawe, 2009
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Encyclopaedia Londinensis
Cueulus niger, the black cuckoo: size of ablackbird; bill bright orange; the whole
bird is of a black colour, glossed with green and violet 5 tail Wedge-shaped ; legs
reddish brown. Inhabits Bengal, where itis called con/reel, from its imitating that ...
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Encyclopaedia Londinensis, or, Universal dictionary of arts, ...
Cuculus niger, the black cuckoo : size of ablack- bird ; bill bright orange; the
whole bird is of a black colour, glossed with green and violet ; tail wedge-shaped
; legs reddish brown. Inhabits Bengal, where it is called toukecly from its imitating
...
John Wilkes (of Milland House, Sussex), 1810
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Birds of East Africa: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi
Black Cuckoo mainly parasitises bush-shrikes, and Red-chested mainly scrub-
robins and robin-chats (which regularly mimic their calls). Red-chested Cuckoo
Cuculus solitarius 30cm, 12” Ad N is dark grey above (sometimes lighter on head
), ...
Terry Stevenson, John Fanshawe, 2004
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Host Manipulation by Parasites
"Specialist" is used to refer to parasites that specialize either on a single host or a
group of very closely-related hosts in the same genus (e.g., Acanthiza for shining
bronze-cuckoo and Laniarius for black cuckoo). "Gentes" here is used to refer ...
David P. Hughes, Jacques Brodeur, Frédéric Thomas, 2012
ID Small to medium, slim, black cuckoo (drongo-like but behaves like a cuckoo).
Ad. glossy blue-black (some have white thighs and nuchal patch), with long,
deeply notched (drongo-like) tail. Vent/undertail-coverts black with narrow white
bars ...
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A Photographic Guide to the Birds of India: And the Indian ...
CHESTNUT- WINGED CUCKOO (Red-winged Crested) Clamator coromandns
45 cm F: Cuculidae Description: A large, chestnut and black cuckoo with a
backswept crest. Black crown, mantle rump and tail contrast with chestnut wings.
7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLACK CUCKOO»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
black cuckoo is used in the context of the following news items.
Tshwane Open moves to Pretoria Country Club
... environment that attracts such notable bird species as Rose-ringed Parakeet, Black Cuckoo, Burchell's Coucal, Crested Barbet, Gymnogene, ... «The Citizen, Feb 15»
A trip to Lizhong Aquatic Forest Park
The park is a paradise for wild animals, tens of thousands of birds including owls, egrets, black cuckoo, and wild ducks can be found in the ... «ecns, Apr 14»
The great pretender
... a tortoiseshell casket, a 19th-century American naval officer's hat in metal case, Hermes garden tools, a jet black cuckoo clock, a chrome set ... «The Australian, Mar 13»
Make your garden a paradise for birds
... this seasonal attack, which is also controlled by the arrival of a host of cuckoos, including the Diederik, red-chested, Klaas, and black cuckoo. «Independent Online, Jan 13»
5 million footsteps
"I can now add the black cuckoo to my list," the avid birder said. Some days he'd cover more than 20 miles. Often he'd walk from dawn until ... «Juneau Empire, Nov 10»
Two more Vampire Diaries promo photos!
... goth love triangle pose on a wrought-iron bed as a pair of black cuckoo clocks measure out their immortality on the wall in the background. «Starcasm.net, Aug 10»
Amazon: Up the Black River
Then there were shiny black cuckoo-like ani, a tiny bat falcon, a yellow-headed vulture – big and spooky, perched on its own bare stump – and ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Oct 08»
