128 Mr. J. Oniliani Kerr on the Arifauna 



39. Amulyrhampiius iiol()>serickus, {Op. cit. i. p. 101.) 

 Occasional amongst the tall bulrushes of the marshes. 



40. Icterus pyrrhopterus. [Op. cit. i. p. 107.) 

 Very common. 



41. Aphobus chopi. {Op. cit. i. p. 108.) 



(No. 134, ? .) Fortin Page. July 13th, 1890. 

 Many seen during July in the open palmar. 



42. Cyanocorax chrysops. {Op. cit. i. p. 110.) 



(No. 8, S .) PLierto Juarez Cebnan. Feb. 15th, 1890. 

 Abundant in the hardwood forests, in company with C. 

 cceruleus. 



43. Cyanocorax c^ruleus. {Op. cit. i. p. 110.) 

 (No. 191, ? .) Fortin Page. September 10th, 1890. 



. Very common in the hardwood forests, and occasionally 

 straying out into the open. It has been described as being 

 extremely sliy, but I found this to be the case only with the 

 scattered individuals one sees outside the limits of the 

 forest. Within the forest, where it is usually found in com- 

 pany with C. chrysops, it even exceeds its companion in 

 boldness and curiosity. It is always the first to catch sight 

 of a stranger within the forest, hopping about in the branches 

 all round him, peering at him curiously, and all the while 

 raising an alarm with harsh cries — caa-caa-caa. The natural 

 boldness of the bird was well shown by the behaviour of 

 one shot in the wing by Col. Racedo and given to nie. The 

 wing was shattered at the carpal joint, so I snipped off the 

 eiitire manus and dusted iodoform over the wound to stop 

 the bleeding. The bird remained for several hours very 

 weak from shock and loss of blood, but next morning was 

 again quite lively. It hopped about with the utmost confi- 

 dence, ate and drank out of my hand, and finally had the 

 presumption to jump up on my knee and begin to tear 

 pieces of flesh out of a bird which I was dissecting at the 

 time. 



When out in the open, on the other hand, this species is 

 exceedingly waiy and difficult of approach. 



The flight of C. cceruleus is very weak and undulating, and 



