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habits). — Re.\d, Oologist, XXVI, 1909, rgo (I. of Pines); XXVII, 1910, 62 

 (I. of Pines; descr.; habits); XXVIII, 1911, 13 (I. of Pines); XXX, 1913, 123 

 (McKinley). — Read, Bird-Lore, XV, 1913, 45, and XVI, 1914, 50 (Santa Bar- 

 bara). — Read, I. of Pines News, V, Nov. 7, 1913 (descr.; habits). — Ridgway, 

 Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., No. 50, VI, 1914, 443 (Nueva Gerona, Cayo Bonito, and 

 Santa Fe; meas.). 

 "Cuban Tody" Re.a.d, Oologist, XXVIII, 1911, 5 (Santa Barbara Mountain, etc.); 

 XXX, 1913, 125, 127 (Santa Barbara), 130 (I. of Pines). 



Eighteen specimens: Nueva Gerona and Los Indios. 



Compared with a small series from Cuba, the Isle of Pines birds 

 differ only in having the sides of the neck rather deeper blue, but the 

 difference is slight and not entirely constant. There is some individual 

 variation observable in the color of the breast, which in some in- 

 dividuals is tinged with pink. 



This brilliant little bird is an inhabitant of the thickets, and is very 

 common in such situations throughout the island, being particularly 

 numerous on the mountain slopes. It feeds on insects, darting out 

 after them like a flycatcher, the wings making a buzzing sound like a 

 hummingbird's. Its call-note is a rattling sound likened by Messrs. 

 Bangs and Zappey to that made by striking two small pebbles to- 

 gether. It is the reverse of shy, manifesting much curiosity over an 

 intruder into its haunts, and sometimes following for a little distance. 

 It seems to have a special antipathy towards the Ricord Humming- 

 bird, driving it off at every opportunity. Mr. Link did not succeed 

 in finding an^^ nests. 



88. Streptoceryle alcyon alcyon (Linnaeus). Belted Kingfisher. 



Alcedo alcyon Poey, Mem. Hist. Nat. Cuba, 1854, 427 (Nueva Gerona, Jide Gund- 



lach). 

 Ceryle alcyon Bangs & Zappey, Am. Nat., XXXIX, 1905, 201 (I. of Pines, winter). 



— Read, Oologist, XXVIII, 1911, 12 (I. of Pines). 

 "Belted Kingfisher" Read, Forest and Stream, LXXIII, 1909, 452 (I. of Pines). 



—Read, Oologist, XXVI, 1909, 58 (I. of Pines); XXVII, 1910, 5 (Nuevas River); 



XXVIII, 191 1, 7 (I. of Pines; migr.), 113 (West McKinley); XXX, 1913, 125, 



127 (Santa Barbara), 130 (I. of Pines). 



Two specimens: Los Indios and Nueva Gerona. 



A winter resident, fairly common along the rivers, but not seen along 

 the coast. A few were noted also in the Cienaga, near Siguanea. It 

 arrives from the north in September, the earliest date recorded by 

 Mr. Read being September 12, 1913. It was observed at Los Indios 

 as late as the first half of April. 



