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to mark a migration period, as afterward I noted only one, on No- 

 vember 14 at Panajachel. 



PASSERINA CYANEA (Linnaeus) : Indigro Buntins 



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

 Carolina). 



Below Alotenango I shot one at 4,800 feet on November 5, and saw 

 two at 3,200 feet on November 30. One was taken near Chimal- 

 tenango on November 7. Near Panajachel on November 13, while 

 searching for Melozone in growths of weeds and thickets, I saw a 

 number of indigo buntings and shot three while obtaining specimens 

 of the other species. They were known as ruis. 



PASSERINA CIRIS CIRIS (Linnaeus) 



Eniberiza ciris Linnaeus, Systema naturae, ed. 10, vol. 1, 1758, p. 179 (South 

 Carolina). 



Near Panajachel I secured two, a female on November 13 and an 

 adult male the following day. One was obtained in the weed-grown 

 thictets where I found indigo buntings and the other in a denser 

 growth nearby. Both belong to the eastern race. 



SPINUS PSALTRIA COLOMBIANUS (Lafresnaye) 



Carduelis colomiianus Lafresnate, Rev. Zool., vol. 6, 1843, p. 292 (Bogotii. 

 Colombia). 



At Panajachel on November 14 I secured four from a little flock in 

 a weed-grown field. Two adult males were nearly in breeding con- 

 dition. 



In view of the uncertainty relating to the distinctness of /S. p. cro- 

 ceiis, these are identified as colombianus. 



SPINUS NOTATUS NOTATUS (Du Bus) 



Carduelis notata Du Bus, Bull. Acad. Roy. Bruxelles, vol. 14, Aug. 1847, p. 106 

 (Jalapa, Veracruz). 



On November 7 I saw a number along lanes and in open pastures 

 at 5,700 feet near Chimaltenango and shot an adult female. The 

 low, musical notes reminded me of the calls of the western goldfinch. 

 In flight the yellow band in the wings flashed brightly. 



SPINUS ATRICEPS (Salvin) 



Chrysomitris atriceps Sat^vin, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1863, p. 190 (near 

 Quetzaltenango, Guatemala ) . 



Two specimens of this bird, rare in collections, were taken from a 

 little flock on November 24, at 10,200 feet at Desconsuelo. The 

 throats were partly filled with shelled seeds. 



