Vol. XIX"! 



1902 J 



Clark, Birds of Margarita Island. 



265 



46. Icterus xanthornus helioeides,i new subspecies. 

 Margaritan Oriole. 



Type. — Male, adult, No. 2690 collection of E. A. and O. Bangs. 



This oriole differs from the mainland form in being larger, with 

 smaller feet, and a thicker, heavier bill, having the culmen more nearly 

 straight than in continental examples. The Margaritan bird is also 

 somewhat brighter in color, and more strongly tinged with orange, while 

 the black patch on the throat is more extensive. 



It differs from /. x. ctirasoetisis in having the bill shorter, but stouter 

 and less arched, and in being larger, with more black on the throat, and 

 generally brighter in color. 



Common everywhere except in the forest, being much more abundant 

 about El Valle than the Troupial. The notes of these two birds are 

 almost identical, except that that of the Troupial is much louder. 



Measii remeuts. 



47. Quiscalus insularis i?/c//wo«fl'. Margaritan Grackle. — Abun- 

 dant both at Porlamar and at El Valle, in the yards of houses and in 

 cocoanut groves. 



48. Cardinalis rbbinsoni /Richmond. Robinson's Cardinal. — Not 

 common : I saw perhaps a dozen around El Valle, and saw none at all in 

 the coast region. Capt. Robinson found this bird "common in the coast 

 region." 



1 From rXio€i8r's, bright. 



