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PTILOXENA ATROVIOLACEA (d'Orbigny) 



D'Obbigny's Blackbird 



Quiscalus atroviolaccus d'Okbigny. /// La Sagra, Hist. Fis. Pol. Nat. Cuba, 

 vol. 3, Aves, 1839, p. 95, pi. 19 (Cuba). 



Two were secured near Gibara on February 21. 



HOLOQUISCALUS JAMAICENSIS GUNDLACHII (Cassin) 



East Cxjban Grackle 



Qwiscaltis gundlachii Cassin, Proo. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 1866, p. 406 

 (eastern Cuba). 



Two were obtained near Gibara on February 24 and 25, and one 

 near the mouth of the Rio Moa, opposite Cayo Grande de Moa, on 

 March 6. These are all representative of the east Cuban race. 



HOLOQUISCALUS NIGER NIGER (Boddaert) 

 HiSPANIOLAN GRACKLE 



Oriolus ni{fer Boddaert, Table Planches Enl., 1783, p. 31 (Hispaniola). 



Skins were forwarded from Montet, near Port au Prince, March 

 28; from Baraderes, April 6; from Petit Trou de Nippes, April 9; 

 and from lie a Vache, April 27. 



Family THRAUPIDAE, Tanagers 



SPINDALIS PRETREI (Lesson) 



Cuban Spindalis 

 Tanagra Pretrei Lesson, Cent. Zool., 1831, p. 122, pi. 45 (" Brazil "=Cuba). 

 Three were collected near Puerto de Tanamo on March 2. 



PHAENICOPHILUS POLIOCEPHALUS POLIOCEPHALUS (Bonaparte) 



Gbay-crowned Palm Tanageb 



Dulus PoUocephalus Bonaparte, Rev. Mag. Zool., 1851, p. 178 (Haiti). 



The series obtained includes specimens from the Baraderes Pen- 

 insula, taken on April 7, and from Bigie, April 21. 



PHAENICOPHILUS POLIOCEPHALUS CORYI Richmond and Swales 



Gonavb Palm Tanageb 



Phaenioophihus poUocephalns coryi Richmond and Swales. Proc. Biol. Soc. 

 Washington, vol. 37, Mar. 17, 1924, p. 107 (La Mahotiere, Gonave Island, 

 Haiti). 



Five were taken near the western end of Gonave Island on March 

 21, two being preserved as skins. The type specimen of this race 

 was collected at La INIaliotiere on February 19, 1918, by Dr. W. L. 

 Abbott. 



