260 Mr. O. Salvia on the Birds of the 



^65. Hedymeles ludovicianus. 



Hedymelesludotncianus (Linn.); Salv.&Godm. Biol. Centr.- 

 Am,, Aves, i. p. 336. 



Holbox I. ; Cozumel I. ; Ruatan I. 



A common migratory species, well known in Mexico and 

 Central America, and in South America as far south as 

 Ecuador. It also occurs in Cuba and Jamaica. 



-( 66. Cardinalis coccineus. 



Cardinalis satufatus, E,idgw. Descr. New Cozumel Birds, 

 p. 4. 



Cardinalis cardinalis saturatus, Ridgw. Proc. U.S. Nat. 

 Mus. viii. p. 568. 



Cardinalis virginianus, var. coccineus, Ridgw. Am. Jouru. 

 Sc. V. p. 39. 



Cardinalis virginianus, Salv. & Godm. Biol. Centr.-Am., 

 Aves, i. p. 340. 



Meco I. (November) ; Holbox I. (December) -, Mugeres I. 

 (December) ; Cozumel I. (January, April). 



We have now a large series of Cardinal Grosbeaks from 

 these islands, besides several from the opposite mainland, 

 and we altogether fail to see how they can be separated into 

 the races proposed by Mr. Ridgway, viz. C. v. coccineus, 

 C. V. yucatanicus, and C. v. saturatus (Man. N. Am. Birds, 

 p. 442). The females appear to be always separable from 

 those of the true C. virginianus by their blackish faces ; and 

 chiefly on this ground we admit the distinctness of C. coc- 

 cineus, a name based upon South-Mexican birds. Mr. Ridg- 

 way makes some remarks on the supposed migrations of this 

 bird in Mexico with reference to our quotation of Sumichrast 

 on the subject. Our statement was made on the authority 

 of that excellent observer, as we have never seen Cardinalis 

 in a wild state. 



Is it not just possible that a bird so sedentary as 

 Mr. Ridgway says Cardinalis is in the United States may 

 be migratory in other parts of its range ? Otherwise Sumi- 

 chrast has led us astray. 



