2S6 PASSERES. — FRINGILLAD^. 



birds. Yet D'Orbigny states, that it winters in 

 Cuba ; perhaps, however, but casually. 



RED-THROATED BLUE TANAGER.* 



Oratige-quit. 



Feather-tongue or Sour-sop bird. — (Rob. MSS.) 



Tanagrella rujlcoUis. 



Fringilla Martinicensis, Gmel. 



Tanagra ruficollis. ibid. 



Fringilla noctis, var. j3. Lath. — Ind. Or. 



? American Hedge-sparrow., /em. Edw. 122. 

 ? Le pere noir. Buff. PI. enl. 20L fig. ]. 



The tongue of this species, pencilled and barbed 

 at the tip, might give it a place among the Honey- 

 suckers. It does not climb, however, nor cling by 

 its feet, but perches. It is not a very common 

 bird in the lowlands ; but in the mountains I have 

 found it rather plentiful. It frequents berry -bear- 

 ing trees of various species, in small parties, with 

 no very strong sociality ; its only note is a single 



* Length 54 inches, expanse 9, flexure 2^-^^ tail 2, rictus ^i, tarsus |, 

 middle toe ■^^. Weight 3§ drachms, (apoth.) 



Male. Irides bright hazel ; beak and feet black. General plumage rather 

 dull blue ; throat deep rufous, cheeks black. Wing-quills and tail-fea- 

 thers blackish with blue edges. 



Female. Head and neck greenish grey : back olive brown : tertiaries and 

 their coverts, and tail dark umber ; the former with pale edges. Under 

 parts ashy, approaching to white on the medial line of the belly. 



