AW ^wit-is of Jjirtf* front J/r./vVo. 173 



color of feathers: concealed yellow crown patch very small and limited 

 to part adjoining nape. 

 IHinentum* of type. Wing &%} tail 56; cnlmen 10; tarsus 17. 



Pachyrhamphus major itzensis new subspecies. 

 Yucatan Pachyrhamphus. 



Tt/jic Xo. 1(>7,7(>(>, 9 ad., r. S. National Museum, Biological Survey 

 collection, from Chichen Itx-a, Yucatan, Mexico. Collected January 29. 

 1901, by E. W. Nelson and E. A. Goldman. 



Distribution. Northern Yucatan. 



Sub*iterijir <-hur<irtcr*. Smaller and paler than typical P. major from 

 .lalapa, Yera Cruz. Compared with P. major: $ , clearer white below, 

 especially on throat and abdomen, with black area on back restricted or 

 almost wanting'. 9 > back duller, more grayish brown: underparts 

 paler a dingy primrose yellow. 



J)imcnKionx uffyi)f j .\\\\ig 77; tail 57; culmen 14; tarsus 21. 



Remark*. The males show rather stronger differences than the fe 

 males. 



Icterus cucullatus duplexus new subspecies. Island Oriole. 



TI/JH- No. 1(>7.(>44. $ ad., U. S. National Museum, Biological Survey 

 collection, from Mujeres Island, Yucatan, Mexico. Collected March 24, 

 1901, by E. W. Nelson and E. A. Goldman. 



Dixtribution. Mujeres Island and occasional on adjacent shore of 

 eastern Yucatan. 



/){Wijttion.M&\e with close general resemblance to 7. c. nelsoni but 

 smaller with slightly paler and more chrome yellow underparts; broad 

 frontal band of black bordering bill: decidedly less white on wings. 

 Female: Dingy cadmium yellow like the female of /. c. i(/n-eun.. 



Dimension* of type. Wing 8G; tail 90, culmen 18; tarsus 23. 



Icterus cucullatus co/umeltu new subspecies. 

 Cozumel Hooded Oriole. 



TtfiH- No. 1(>7.(>52. 9 &d ., V. S. National Museum, Biological Survey 

 collection, from Co/umel Island, Yucatan, Mexico. Collected April 11, 

 1901. by E. W. Nelson and E. A. Goldman. 



Dixtribntion. Co/umel Island, Yucatan. 



Saltupci-ijic character*. Males similar in color to Icterus cucullatus 

 iyneus but rather smaller with larger bills. Females decidedly smaller 

 than those of /. c. ir/nat* with underparts paler, duller yellow; middle 

 of back grayer; yellow on top of head and rump more greenish or oliva- 



