birds having zygodactyl feet (except for the touracos)

includes cuckoo; ani; roadrunner

repeat monotonously, like a cuckoo repeats his call

common cuckoo of Europe having a distinctive two-note call; lays eggs in the nests of other birds

North American cuckoo; builds a nest and rears its own young

speedy largely terrestrial bird found from California and Mexico to Texas

black tropical American cuckoo

Old World ground-living cuckoo having a long dagger-like hind claw

includes cuckoo; ani; roadrunner