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Thirteen specimens: Bibijagua, Los Indies, Siguanea, and Santa 

 Rosalia Lagoon. 



This species is subject to much variation from wear and fading, 

 which render the upper parts darker and duller, remove the pale 

 greenish yellow edgings of the remiges, and turn the same color on 

 the under tail-coverts into white. In fresh plumage the back is glossed 

 with olivaceous green. 



A very common bird throughout the drier parts of the island, fre- 

 quenting the more open situations, where it is usually found in pairs 

 or family groups. In its notes and general habits it closely resembles 

 the Kingbird of the north, and like that species will chase any large 

 bird which happens to invade its territory, even the Turkey Buzzard 

 being an object of its antipathy. It is said to be very fond of the 

 " bibijagua " ant, on occasion alighting on the ground to devour the 

 winged females, as they emerge in swarming time. According to 

 Mr. Read it begins to nest about the middle of April, building a frail 

 structure of twigs and rootlets in a low tree. Two nests found by Mr. 

 Link near Nueva Gerona had eggs in May. 



100. Myiarchus sagrae sagrae (Gundlach). La Sagra Flycatcher. 

 Myiarchus sagra Bangs & Zappey, Am. Nat., XXXIX, 1905, 207 (Santa Fe, 



Cayo Bonito, and Jucaro). — Read, Oologist, XXVIII, 1911, 8, 12 (I. of Pines; 



habits). — Read, Bird-Lore, XIII, 191 1, 44 (McKinley); XV, 1913, 45, and 



XVI, 1914, 50 (Santa Barbara). 

 Myiarchus sagra sagra Ridgway, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., No. 50, IV, 1907, 636 



(I. of Pines; meas.). 

 (?) "Phoebe?" Read, Forest and Stream, LXXIII, 1909, 452 (I. of Pines). — 



Read, Oologist, XXVI, 1909, 58 (I. of Pines); XXVIII, 1911, 13 (I. of Pines), 



113 (West McKinley). 

 ''Cuban Crested Flycatcher" Read, Oologist, XXVI, 1909, 224 (I. of Pines), 



XXVIII, 191 1, 6, II (Nuevas River), 7 (Canada Mountains, etc.), 114 (West 



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



Nine specimens: Los Indios, Majagua River, Cayo Frances, and 

 Nueva Gerona. 



These birds agree well with specimens from eastern Cuba. Both 

 series differ from the Bahaman form (hicaysiensis) not only in the 

 respects pointed out by Mr. Ridgway in his diagnosis, but also in 

 having less rufous on the rectrices, the outer one (in all but two speci- 

 mens) having practically no rufous apparent, except at the base. 



Mr. Zappey did not meet with this flycatcher, except in the pine- 

 woods, where it was common in April, May, and June, but according 



