See what a powerful bill he has! With that he tears away the ugly webs of tent-caterpillars from the fruit trees, and sometimes eats more than forty caterpillars without stopping--he is so fond of them.

Look at him through the glass, and see if the following description fits him." The Yellow-billed Cuckoo Length about twelve inches.
Upper parts olive-gray or Quaker color all over, smooth and shiny; wings tinged with bright cinnamon, and most of the tail-feathers black, with large white spots at the ends.
Under parts pure white.

Under half of bill yellow.
A Summer Citizen of temperate North America west to the plains.

Travels south for the winter to the West Indies and South America.
A very valuable neighbor, and an officer of high rank in the guild of Tree Trappers.
His brother--the Black-billed Cuckoo--is very much like him, except that the tail is not black, its spots are smaller, and he has no yellow on the bill, but a red ring round the eye.
"Kuk-kuk-kuk--couk--co-uk--co-uk!" cried the bird, as he spread his wings and sailed off, giving the children a fine chance to see his long, rounded, black tail with the white spots.

"Are there any Owls in these woods, Uncle Roy ?" asked Nat.