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BIRDS FROM MARGARITA— ROBINSON. 



VOL. XVIII. 



The female differs from the same sex in Q. Inguhri-s in the much lighter, 

 brownish gray color on throat, gradually passing away on breast and 

 sides of body. The back and head are also lighter than in V- li(fnibris. 

 The color and ])attern of coloration are very similar to those of the female 

 of Moloihrus atcr, but are slightly darker. The wing, tail, and cnlmeu 

 in both sexes are longer than in (^K Ii(<iiiJ>n.s. We have no specimens of 

 the latter, and my compacison has been with four specimens belong- 

 ing to the American Mnseum of Natural History, Measurements of 

 these specimens, and of the three collected by Lieutenant liobinson, are 

 here given : 



Meusurementu of (Jiiiscahis iiifiiilaris and Q. liigitliris. 



C. W. E.] 



Family FRINGILLID.E. 



60. CARDINALIS ROBINSONI, Richmond. 



ROBINSON'S CARDINAL. 

 Cardinalis rohinsoni, Eichaioxd, Auk, XII, October, 1895, 370. 



Native name "guayamate." 



Common in the coast region. Their song does not resemble that of 

 our cardinal. 



[Tiipe.—^h\\(i adult, No. 151072, U.S.N.M.; Margarita Island, July 8, 

 1895; Wirt Robinson; collector's No. 400. ^'xvnWav to C. phaenicens hwi 

 smaller, with considerably shorter crest. Apparently no difference in 

 color. Wing, 3.2G; tail, 3.29; tarsus, 0.90; culmen, 0.70; length of crest, 

 1,17 inches.] 



The female, of which two specimens are in the collection, differs simi- 

 larly in dimensions. 



The two females are pale creamy buff' below, slightly darker ochra- 

 ceous on tlanks and sides of body. The single female of (\ pliwniceus 

 at hand for comparison is deep ochraceous buff" below, with the middle 

 of the abdomen buff'. This apparent difference in color between the 

 females of the two forms may be dne to the condition of plumage in 

 the specimens examined, those of C. rohinsoni being in worn and that 

 of C. phocniceuH in fresh plumage. 



One of the females of C. rohinsoni differs from the other, and from 

 the female of C. phcenieeus, in having the scarlet vermilion of the crest, 

 under part of wing and tail replaced by ochraceous yellow; it is other- 

 wise quite similar. 



