1 64 FEINGILLID^;. 



Cardinalis ruber coccineus, Stejneger, Auk, i. p. 172 (1884). 

 Cardinalis saturatus, Ridgw. Bescr. neic Sp. Cozumel, Feb. 26, 1884, 



p. 4. 

 Cardinalis cardinalis saturatus, Ridgw. Pr. U. S. JW. Mits. vni. 



p. 568 (1885). 

 Cardinalis cardinalis coccineus, Ridgw. t. c. p. 569 (1885). 



Adult male. Similar to C. cardinalis, but smaller and rather 

 deeper red, being of a rich rosy scarlet ; the bill much stouter than 

 in C. virginianus. Total length 7'5 inches, culmen 0-75, wing 3-4, 

 tail 3-7, tarsus 09. 



Adidt female. Differs from the female of C. cardinalis in being 

 smaller, and in having the mark and spot on the throat deep black 

 as in the male. Total length 7 inches, culmen 07, wing 3, tail 

 3-35, tarsus 09. 



The length of wing in male birds varies from 3 - 35-3 - 45 inches. 

 Some of the specimens have remains of ashy edgings to the feathers 

 of the back, being, as I believe, the marks of winter plumage. 



Hal. Eastern Mexico, Mirador to Yucatan and British Honduras. 

 I cannot separate the Cozumel birds from those of the mainland. 



a, b. $ 2 ad. sk Jalapa, Mexico (de Oca). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



c. <$ ad. sk. Mexico. J. Gould, Esq. 



d. cS ad. sk. Chable, N. Yucatan, Dec. 16 Salvin-Godman Coll. 



(G. F. Gaunter). 



e. $ ad. sk. Merida, X. Yucatan, May 7 Salvin-Godman Coll. 



(G. F. Gaunter). 

 f,g. 6 2 ad.sk. Merida, Feb. 1884 (G. F. Sclater Coll. 



Gaumer). 

 h-o. 6 ; p. 2 ad - Cozumel Island, April (G. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



sk. F. Gaumer). 



q. J ad. sk. Mugeres Island, Dec. 1885 Salvin-Godman Coll. 



(G. F. Gaumer). 

 r, s, t. 6 ad. ; Jolbox Island, Dec. 1885 Salvin-Godman Coll. 



u. 2 ad. sk. I G. F. Gaumer). 



v, w. 6 '• x - 2 a( l- Corosal, British Honduras Salvin-Godman Coll. 



sk. (Roe), 



y, z. 6 ad. sk. Belize, British Honduras Salvin-Godman Coll. 



(Blancancaiu '). 



Subsp. ft. Cardinalis igneus*. 



Cardinalis igneus, Baird, Proc. Philad. Acad. 1859, p. 305 ; Coues, 

 op. cit. 1868, p. 84; Elliot, New and Vnjiq. Birds N. Amer. pi. 4 

 (18G9) ; Cooper, B. Calif, p. 238 (1870) ; Gray, Hand-l. B. ii. 

 p. 102, no. 7532 (1870); Salvin 8[ Godman, Biol. Centr.-Atner., 

 Aves, i. p. 341 (1884). 



* The Arizona Cardinal has lately been separated by Mr. Ridgway as Cardi- 

 nalis supcrbus, and it is said to be the form of Western Mexico also, C. igneus 

 being confined to Lower California. The series in the British Museum is not 

 sufficiently large to enable me to judge of the differences between these two 

 forms. 



