peters: birds of the Dominican republic. 409 



sometimes a flock will take flight when approached inside two hun- 

 dred yards, again they will alloAv a person to come within fifty feet. 



46. Crotophaga am Linne. 



Judio. 



Two males, Sosiia. 



The Ani is a \ery common resident. They are usually found in 

 small compact flocks in pastures and near cattle beside which they hop 

 picking up insects thus started. Their note is a sweet, two-syllabled 

 whistle. 



47. Saurothera dominicensis Lafresnaye. 

 Pajaro Boho; Boho. 



Fifteen specimens, both sexes. Monte Christi, Bulla, Sosiia, 

 Choco. 



This series shows considerable individual variation both in size and 

 in the color of the throat which is not correlated either with sex or 

 locality. The throat -color varies from a restricted patch of buff on 

 the chin to an extensive area of deep buffy including the chin and 

 upper breast. In some birds the throat-patch is sharply defined, in 

 others it grades off into the gray of the breast, while in one specimen 

 the feathers on the median line of the breast are tipped with buffy. 



There is also considerable variation in the length of the bill; how- 

 ever this must also be considered individual as the longest and shortest 

 bills in the series both belong to male birds. 



The Lizard Cuckoo receives its native name of Bobo (fool) from its 

 habits. The birds are very tame and permit a very close approach. 

 They rely on their legs to make their way through the brush when 

 pursued, seldom using their wings. A wing-tipped Bobo is almost 

 impossible to catch even on open ground, as they seem to glide (rather 

 than run) with the speed of a snake. 



48. CoccYZUs minor nesiotes Cabanis. 

 Pajaro Boho; Boho. 



Eighteen specimens, both sexes, Monte Cristi, Sosiia. 



Common resident throughout; they are equally at home in the 



