diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WCSCapabilities/v1.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WCSCapabilities/v1.js
index d0dc4326c2..b9655d41e9 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WCSCapabilities/v1.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WCSCapabilities/v1.js
@@ -29,13 +29,13 @@ OpenLayers.Format.WCSCapabilities.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(
 
     /**
      * APIMethod: read
-     * Read capabilities data from a string, and return a list of layers. 
+     * Read capabilities data from a string, and return a list of coverages. 
      * 
      * Parameters: 
      * data - {String} or {DOMElement} data to read/parse.
      *
      * Returns:
-     * {Array} List of named layers.
+     * {Array} List of named coverages.
      */
     read: function(data) {
         if(typeof data == "string") {