I30 MEMOIRS OF THE NUTTALL ORNITHOLOGICAL CLUB 



270. Passerina cyanea (Linne). 

 Indigo-bird; Azulejo. 



Another bird of spring and autumn passage, and one whicli some years 

 must be rather abundant and may make a stay of some duration. A very 

 considerable number are often on sale in the bird stores, and they are great 

 favorites as cage-birds and apparently thrive. 



271. Passerina ciris ciris (Linne). 

 Nonpareil; Mariposa or Nonpareils. 



A few Painted Buntings winter in Cuba, but in my experience they are 

 very few and, as Gundlach says, very shy. 



272. Guiraca caerulea caerulea (Linne). 

 Blue Grosbeak. 



Gundlach remarks that the Blue Grosbeak appears occasionally in 

 April along with the migrating Tanagers, but that it is excessively rare. 



273. Hedymeles ludoviciana (Linne). 



RoSE-BREASTED GrOSBEAK. 



Seen for a few days each year in October and April during the rush 

 periods of migration when, twice each year, the avifauna of Cuba offers 

 one of the most remarkable medleys of Northern and tropical types which 

 can be seen anywhere in the world. 



