Context:

Jim Heffelfinger discusses Elliott Coues' book about birds, mentioning that Coues included a footnote in this book explaining how to pronounce his family name (Coues vs. Cows). This came up in a discussion about the proper pronunciation of Coues deer.

Context:

Mentioned as a book where Elliott Cous included a footnote explaining how to pronounce his name (rhymes with 'house'). Cous was primarily an ornithologist.