common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) Description
Birds through the year, by W. Beach Thomas and A. K. Collett, illustrated in colour by G. E. Lodge, A. W. Seaby, G. E. Collins, and Winifred Austen.
Date 1922
Source http://www.flickr.com/photos/biodivlibrary/6026046578
Author Collett, Anthony Keeling; Thomas, William Beach
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Birds_through_the_year_(6026046578).jpg
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.