* Cuculidae-cuckoos, coucals, roadrunners and anis

The cuckoo family, in addition to those species named as such, also includes the roadrunners, koels, malkohas, couas, coucals and anis.

The coucals and anis are sometimes separated as distinct families, the Centropodidae and Crotophagidae respectively.

The Common Cuckoo ( Cuculus canorus ) ( formerly European Cuckoo ) is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, Cuculiformes, which includes the roadrunners, the anis and the coucals.

The Common Cuckoo ( formerly European Cuckoo ) is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes, which also includes the roadrunners, the anis and the coucals.

The Great Spotted Cuckoo ( Clamator glandarius ) is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes, which also includes the roadrunners, the anis and the coucals.

The coucals are another terrestrial subfamily of long tailed long legged and short winged cuckoos.

The coucals are distributed from Africa through tropical Asia down into Australia and the Solomon Islands.

Some species inhabit or are even restricted to mangrove forests ; these include the Little Bronze Cuckoo of Australia, some malkohas, coucals, and the aptly-named Mangrove Cuckoo of the New World.

Larger, ground types such as coucals and roadrunners also feed variously on snakes, lizards, small rodents, and other birds, which they bludgeon with their strong bills.

The majority of cuckoo species, including malkohas, couas, coucals, and roadrunners and most other American cuckoos, build their own nests, although a large minority engage in brood parasitism ( see below ).

Most of these species nest in trees or bushes, but the coucals lay their eggs in nests on the ground or in low shrubs.

The wing shape also varies with lifestyle, with the more migratory species like the Black-billed Cuckoo possessing long narrow wings capable of strong direct flight, and the more terrestrial and sedentary cuckoos like the coucals and malkohas having shorter rounded wings and a more laboured gliding flight.

Polyandry has been confirmed in the African Black Coucal and is suspected to occur in the other coucals, perhaps explaining the reversed sexual dimorphism in the group.

The final subfamily are the atypical anis, which include the small clumsy anis and the larger Guira Cuckoo.

The biggest exception to this are the anis of the Americas, which have evolved cooperative breeding and other social behaviours.

The exception to this are again the anis, which are often extremely confiding towards humans and other species.

The anis are ground feeders that follow cattle and other large mammals when foraging ; in a similar fashion to Cattle Egrets they snatch prey flushed by the cattle and enjoy higher foraging success rates in this way.

These are decorated with palm fronds, bananas, oranges, limes, anis and chocolate figures.

As it is traditionally made of stock left over from the making of sausages like liverwurst, boiled with flour ( and sometimes blood, which turns the color from white to black ) and bacon and mainly other various cuts of the animal like liver, kidney and lungs, all of which are cooked, ground, then cooked again with flour or oatmeal and a special spice mix (" rommelkruid ") consisting of liquorice, sugar, anis, cinnamon, clove, white pepper, mace, ginger powder and sandalwood, and finally poured into a bowl and cooled off to achieve the form of a loaf. Products for the broad consumer market are specially made of a planned portion of the slaughtered swine ( blood, fat, minor muscle meat and sometimes intestines like liver or stomach.

The anis are the three species of near-passerine birds in the genus Crotophaga of the cuckoo family.

Unlike some cuckoos, the anis are not brood parasites, but nest communally, the cup nest being built by several pairs between 2 – 6 m high in a tree.

The anis are large black birds with a long tail and a deep ridged black bill.

The Coccyzinae reaches the furthest north of the three subfamilies, breeding in Canada, whereas the anis reach as far north as Florida and the typical ground-cuckoos the south west United States.

Cuckoos often sun themselves after rain, and the anis hold their wings open in the manner of a vulture or cormorant while drying.

The anis and the Guira Cuckoo lay their eggs in communal nests, although this behaviour is not completely cooperative ; a female may remove others ' eggs when laying hers.

The anis have massive bills and smooth glossy feathers.

One does not drink anis or anisette ; one drinks Chinchón.

* Chinchón ( drink ) is the name of a town identified with “ anis ” beverages.

The Green-billed Coucal, Centropus chlororhynchos, is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes, which also includes the roadrunners, the anis, and the Hoatzin.

The Senegal Coucal, Centropus senegalensis, is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes, which also includes the roadrunners, the anis, and the Hoatzin.

The Blue-faced Malkoha, Phaenicophaeus viridirostris, is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes, which also includes the roadrunners, the anis, and the Hoatzin.

The Sirkeer Malkoha or Sirkeer Cuckoo ( Phaenicophaeus leschenaultii ), is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes, which also includes the roadrunners, the anis, and the Hoatzin.

Vol ./~ 100-126 proof ) from the anis drinks family.

The Grey-bellied Cuckoo or the Indian Plaintive Cuckoo, Cacomantis passerinus, is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes, which also includes the roadrunners, the anis, and the Hoatzin.

The Diederik Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx caprius ), formerly Dideric Cuckoo or Didric Cuckoo, is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes, which also includes the roadrunners, the anis, and the Hoatzin.

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