diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WCSCapabilities.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WCSCapabilities.js
index 2a6030317c..da7d13c465 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WCSCapabilities.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WCSCapabilities.js
@@ -33,13 +33,13 @@ OpenLayers.Format.WCSCapabilities = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML.Versi
 
     /**
      * 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.
      */
     
     CLASS_NAME: "OpenLayers.Format.WCSCapabilities"