Cuculus


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Noun1.Cuculus - type genus of the CuculidaeCuculus - type genus of the Cuculidae    
bird genus - a genus of birds
Cuculidae, family Cuculidae - includes cuckoo; ani; roadrunner
Cuculus canorus, European cuckoo - common cuckoo of Europe having a distinctive two-note call; lays eggs in the nests of other birds
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It turns out there are indeed a few species from the cuculidae (cuckoo) family in the US, but not cuculus canorus, the common cuckoo so familiar across Europe and Asia.
Although looped migration paths have been described for several species of birds (Selasphorus rufus hummingbirds [20], Circus aeruginosus western marsh harriers [21], Falco eleonorae Eleonora's falcons [22], Cuculus canorus common cuckoos [23]), the general flyways of terrestrial birds have been inadequately studied.
2 cm diam., assimetric; sepals green with borders yellow, oblong to orbicular, abaxial surface glabrous, 6-10 X 2.5-10 mm; petals yellow, two external, oblong to ovate, 14-17 X 7.5-12 mm, two internal, oblanceolate to deltoid, 17-21 X 11-17 mm, cuculus falcate, bent around the stamens, 16-21 X 14-17.5 mm; stamens yellow, 5.5-15 mm long; staminoids yellow 4.5-6 mm long; ovary green, glabrous, 11-16 mm long; style green to yellowish, 3-4 mm long; Legumes oblong, curved, when young vinaceous, mature brown, dry, plane-compressed, 43-115 X 7-13 mm; valves chartaceous, glabrous.
One new species of the genus Sternostoma (Mesostigmata: Rhinonyssidae) from Cuculus canorus (Cuculiformes: Cuculidae) from Leningrad Province, Russia.
Cuculus is an ordinary ape, but thou art an ape of an ape.
Douglas and Ramsey had a similar set of species that contributed most to the makeup, with spotted catshark (Scyliorhinus Canicula), red gurnard (Aspitrigla cuculus), and dab (Limanda limanda) being the highest contributing species in both fishing grounds.
Two of them, the Red-chested Cuckoo (Cuculus solitarius) and the European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster), had previously been sighted in the gallery forests of the Rwandan's Eastern Province [28] and in the PNV [24].
The common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) lays its eggs in the nests of other birds.
In other study such as Sciaena umbra [34], Sparus auratus, Trigla cuculus, Sardina pilchardus, Mugil cephalus, Atherina hepsetus, Scomberesox saurus [6], Serranus scriba, Epinephelus costae, Cephalopholis nigri and Pseudupenaeus prayensis [28] concentrations of Zn in liver was higher than muscle.
Cuculus GmbH, a developer of smart metering and home control solutions, has won a new contract in Germany for its ZONOS platform, the company announced today.
Cuculus GmbH, a company that develops smart metering and home control solutions, has named Kjartan V Skaugvoll as its Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately.