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111.8, 112, 114.6 mm. Van Rossem, who has described C. p. nigrogu- 

 laris ^^ from El Salvador, gives the range of size of his new form in 

 males as 123-128 mm. and in females as 117-118 mm. There is thus a 

 definite size difference. I doubt the color character indicated, however, 

 as my female specimen from Sierra Santa Elena has the lower throat 

 very black, this color extending over on to the sides of the head without 

 break. The two forms seem thus to be separated on size. 



There is in the National Museum a female from Cantoral, Honduras, 

 taken by C. F. Underwood on February 10, 1936, that has the wing 

 117.6 mm., so that it is evidently nigrogularis. Hellmayr ^^ has listed 

 a male from Volcan de Puca, Honduras, and remarks on its size being 

 larger than that of the Guatemalan bird though he lists it under 

 C. J), pumilo. This also would appear to be nigrogularis. 



CISSILOPHA MELANOCYANEA MELANOCYANEA (Hartlaub) 



Oarrulus (Cijanocorax) melanocyaneiis Haktlaub, Rev. ZooL, June 1844, p. 215 

 (Guatemala). 



About Antigua and Duefias these interesting jays were common and 

 were seen constantly when I was afield. Known to the country people 

 under the name char a, which is applied to all jays, they were found in 

 flocks of 6 to 30, sometimes in open forest and often in lines of trees 

 bordering roads. Occasionally they ranged far out through the corn- 

 fields, using the scattered shrubbery along barrancas for shelter. I 

 recorded them to 6,500 feet on the north slope of Volcan de Acatenango, 

 which was about their upper limit, as the crested jay appeared just 

 above. The birds call softly and querulously in tones suggesting those 

 of young blue jays and slip about slyly. They were especially notice- 

 able in early morning when they were often along the roads. Below 

 Alotenango I found them common at 3,200 feet, and on November 14 I 

 saw a flock near the Hotel Tsanyuyu at Panajachel. Three specimens 

 were preserved as skins. 



Family PARIDAE 



PSALTRIPARUS MELANOTIS MELANOTIS (Hartlaub) 



Parus melamotis "Sandb." Hartlaub, Rev. Zool., vol. 7, June 1844, p. 236 (Guate- 

 mala). 



At Chimaltenango on November 7 I secured two at 5,700 feet from 

 a little flock that fed near the tops of fairly tall trees in a lane of 

 cypress bordering a milj)a. 



^ Cyanohjca pumilo nigrogularis van Rossem. Auk. 192S. p. .^fi.^ (Los Esesmlles, Dept. 

 Chalaltenango. El Salvador). 



^ Fiehl Mus. Nat. Hist., zool. ser.. vol. 1". pt. 7. 19S4. p. 49. 



