The CUCKOOS all build a fragile shallow nest of twigs, roots, bark and weed stems, so carelessly thrown together that eggs usually can be seen from beneath.

EGGS: 2–5; plain blue-green.

Florida Keys.

Florida Keys.

A round-headed gnarled tree, 25–30 feet high, short stout trunk. Distributed from Key West, Florida, eastward to the Bahamas and Antilles.