122 MEMOIRS OF THE NUTTALL ORNITHOLOGICAL CLUB 



This little bird has a sky-blue crown, black body and yellow inner 

 webs to the primaries; the female is dull green. 



247. Holoquiscalus jamaicensis caribaeus Todd. 

 Cuban Wedge-tail; Chinchiguaco. 



This race occurs not only in western Cuba but in the Isle of Pines. 

 The Wedge-tail Crackles of Cuba have been in some confusion, which 

 happily has been satisfactorily cleared up by Mr. Peters in his excellent 

 review of the difficult genus. (Auk, vol. 38, pp. 435-453, 1921.) 



The Chinchiguacos flock with the Totis, and their habits and haunts 

 are similar. These Blackbirds, however, sing in unison like the Redwings, 

 and in winter assemble in very large bands. They visit bamboo groves 

 or mango thickets near water and often bathe together and afterward 

 sing in chorus — and very agreeably. The flight is rather slow and labored, 

 as if the great, deep tail were too heavy for comfort. It serves the males 

 well in springtime, when their antics during courtship are most bizarre. 

 In one display the head is turned back until it rests between the shoulders, 

 while the tail is fanned. 



248. Holoquiscalus jamaicensis gundlachii (Cassin). 

 Hachuela. 



Todd restricted this name to the bird of eastern Cuba. It is quite 

 similar in habits to caribaeus. It is even larger and more handsomely 

 colored. 



249. Ptiloxena atroviolacea (d'Orbigny). 

 Cuban Crackle; Toti; Choncholi. 



This Crackle flocks in company with the Wedge-tails, and is excessively 

 abundant and conspicuous during the winter season. In spring the gather- 

 ings break up, and the birds pair for nesting. They search thatched roofs 



