Cuckoo greater roadrunner is the state bird of the US state of New Mexico and is a common symbol of the American Southwest in general. "Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner" was a long running series of cartoons by Warner Brothers Studios that has had enduring popularity from the time the characters were created in 1949 through the present and helps define the image of the bird in popular culture. Cuckoo The cuckoos are a family of birds, Cuculidae, the sole taxon in the order Cuculiformes. The cuckoo family includes the common or European cuckoo, roadrunners, koels, malkohas, couas, coucals
The Cuckoo (song) five verses starting with a "Come all ye" warning about courting sailors and with the cuckoo appearing in the second verse. The Roud Folk Song Index lists about 149 collected or recorded versions performed by traditional singers - 49 from England, 4 from Scotland, 2 from Ireland, 4 from Canada and 88 from the USA. At least one collected version was published in the "Folk Songs from the Kentucky Mountains" (1917). The first recording was made by Kelly Harrell for Victor in 1926. Notable artists who have recorded "The Cuckoo" include: The Cuckoo (song) "The Cuckoo" (Roud 413) is a