Birds of the Islands of the Coast of Yucatan. 359 



broadly and liberally^ the above-given diagnoses will generally 

 suffice for the identification of the species. 



In the Cuckoos especially it is necessary to have some clue 

 to the young plumage, for the reason that the parents can 

 never be shot along with the nestling. All the three species 

 of Cuckoo now noticed breed in some part or other of India, 

 and a complete knowledge of their geographical distribution 

 in the breeding-season can only be obtained by the correct 

 identification of skins in museums, especially those of young 

 birds. 



XXXVI. — A List of the Birds of the Islands of the Coast of 

 Yucatan and of the Bay of Honduras. By Osbert Salvin, 

 M.A., F.R.S., &c. 



[Continued from 'The Ibis,' 1888, p. 265.] 



-^ 89. Myiopagis placens. 



Elainea placens, Scl. ? ; Ridgw, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. viii. 

 p. 571 ; Scl. Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xiv. p. 148. 



Myiopagis placens, Salv. & Godm. Biol. Centr.-Am., Aves, 

 ii. p. 26. 



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



Many specimens, agreeing with a large series from the 

 mainland of Central and South America. 



-—-90. Ornithion imberbe. 



Camptostoma imberbe, Scl. P. Z. S. 1857, p. 203. 



Ornithion imberbe, Scl. Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xiv. p. 126 ; 

 Salv. & Godm. Biol. Centr.-Am., Aves, ii. p. 29. 



Cozumel I. (January, April). 



This little bird is now known to have a very extended 

 range, being found from Texas to South Brazil. It is pro- 

 bably resident wherever it occurs. 



.^91. Elainea MARTiNicA. 



Elainea martinica (Linn.) ? ; Ridgw. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 

 viii. p. 571 ; Salv. & Godm. Biol. Centr.-Am., Aves, ii. p. 36. 



