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elevation on Cerro de Tuxtla, March 29. They were found in heavy 

 undergrowth in forest, sometimes coming out to feed in fairly open 

 growth. 



PASSERINA CYANEA (Linnaeus) : Indigo Bunting 



Tanagra cyanea Linnaeus, Systema naturae, ed. 12, vol. 1, 1766, p. 315 (South 

 Carolina). 

 In 1939 I recorded males on March 22 and 25 and April 5, 6, and 10, 

 taking a bird in full plumage on April 10. One shot and destroyed on 

 April 6 was molting. Carriker secured the first one in 1940 on March 

 25 and another on the following day. Until the middle of April he 

 recorded them frequently. Apparently they winter elsewhere, at least 

 in any considerable number. 



PASSERINA CIRIS CIRIS (Linnaeus). Eastern Painted Bunting 



Emberiza Ciris Linnaeus, Systema naturae, ed. 10, vol. 1, 1758, p. 179 (South 

 Carolina). 



An adult male was taken at Tres Zapotes by Carriker on March 4, 

 1940. The bird was found in a brushy locality. 



PASSERINA CIRIS PALLIDIOR Mearns: Western Painted Bunting 



Passerina ciris pallidior Meabns, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, vol. 24, Oct. 31, 

 1911, p. 217 (Fort Clark, Kinney County, Tex.). 



Our skins include a male taken April 6, 1939, and two females Janu- 

 ary 23, 1940. The two females are well-marked examples of the west- 

 ern race, characterized by paler coloration and slightly larger size. 

 The male is slightly intermediate but is nearer pallidior. The species 

 is rare in this vicinity. 



There is no reason to consider that the western race of the painted 

 bunting is migrant only to western Mexico. The two forms are 

 mingled in their winter quarters. 



TIARIS OLIVACEA PUSILLA Swainson 



Tiaris pusillus Swainson, Phil. Mag., June 1827, p. 438 (Temascaltepec and Real 

 del Monte). 



Our seven specimens were taken near Tres Zapotes on March 28, 

 1939, and March 25 and April 11, 1940, and on the lower slopes of Cerro 

 de Tuxtla May 6, 9, and 10, 1940. The species was scarce across the 

 level areas but was more common in the rolling country from Cerro 

 Chico Zapote across to the mountains. 



