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NATURALIST'S GUIDE TO THE AMERICAS 



Dasyprocta mexicana, Mexican agouti. 

 Sciurus deppei deppei, Deppe's squirrel. 

 Sciurus aureogaster hypopyrrhus, fire- 

 bellied squirrel. 

 Tapirella dowii, Dow's tapir. 



Birds 



Saucerottia beryllina beryllina, Berylline 

 hummingbird. 



Abeillea abeillei, Abeille's hummingbird. 



Henicorhina leucophrys mexicana, Mex- 

 ican wood wren. 



Hylorchilus sumichrasti, Sumichrast's 

 wren. 



Catharus melpomene melpomene, night- 

 ingale thrush. 



T urdus tristis assimilis, Jalapa thrush. 



Turdus infuscatus, black thrush. 



Myadestes unicolor, slate-colored soli- 

 taire. 



Cyanolyca nana, dwarf jay. 



Neochloe brevipennis, green-winged 

 yireo. 



Diglosa baritula, Mexican diglossa. 



Chlorophonia occipitalis, Mexican 

 chlorophonia. 



Phoenicothraupis rubica rubicoides, Mex- 

 ican ant tanager. 



Chlorospingus ophthalmicus, brown- 

 headed chlorospingus. 



g. Yucatan Peninsula District (north- 

 ern and western portions] (Arid Tropical 

 Zone, Arid Tropical Deciduous Forest}. 

 Low, gently sloping limestone plains, 

 broken by a few low ridges. A region of 

 moderate rainfall, but long dry season. 

 Vegetation largely deciduous, but foliage 

 retained in the more humid strip along 

 Caribbean coast and across southern 

 Yucatan. 



Plants 



Agave ixtli, ixtle. 



Coccoloba schiedeana, tamulero. 



Brosimum alicastrum, ramon. 



Cassia occidentalis. 



Bauhinia, glabra. 



Haematoxylum campecheanum, logwood, 



palo de Campeche. 

 Annona glabra, palo de carcho. 

 Elaphrium simaruba, chaca. 

 Cedrela yucatana, Spanish cedar. 

 Byrsonima crassifolia, nanche. 

 Ceiba aesculifolia, pochote. 

 Bombax ellipticum, amapola. 



Mammals 



Didelphis yucatanensis yucatanensis, Yu- 

 catan opossum. 



Cryptotis mayensis, Yucatan shrew. 



Macrotus pygmaeus, pygmy large-eared 

 bat. 



Artibeus phaeotis, Chichen Itza bat. 



Urocyon cineroargenteus fraterculus, Yu- 

 catan fox. 



Felix onca goldmani, Goldman's tiger, 

 tigre. 



Felix pardalis pardalis, ocelot, tigrillo, 



Ototylomys phyllotis phyllotis, Tunkas 

 rat. 



Heteromys gaumeri, Gaumer's spiny 

 pocket mouse. 



Sciurus yucatensis yucatanensis, Yu- 

 catan squirrel. 



Pecari angulatus yucatanensis, Yucatan 

 peccary. 



Mazama pandora, Yucatan forest deer. 



Birds 



Leptotila gaumeri, Gaumer's dove. 



Otus hastatus thompsoni, Yucatan 

 screech owl. 



Nyctagreus yucatanicus, Yucatan poor- 

 will. 



Momotus lessonii exiguus, Yucatan mot- 

 mot. 



Pteroglossus torquatus erthrozonus, Yu- 

 catan aracari. 



Centurus rubriventris rubriventris, Swain- 

 son's woodpecker. 



Dryobates scalaris parvus, Sisal wood- 

 pecker. 



Chaetura gaumeri, Gaumer's swift. 



Xiphorhynchus flavigaster yucatanensis, 

 Yucatan woodhewer. 



Dendrocincla anabatina typhla, Yucatan 

 dendrocincla. 



Thamnophilus doliatus yucatanensis, Yu- 

 catan antshrike. 



Formicarius moniliger pallidus, Yucatan 

 antthrush. 



Attila citreopygus gaumeri, Gaumer's 

 attila. 



Pachyrhamphus major itzensis, Chichen 

 Itza becard. 



Platypsaris aglaiae yucatanensis, Yu- 

 catan becard. 



Myiarchus yucatanensis, Yucatan fly- 

 catcher. 



Heleodytes guttatus, Yucatan cactus 

 wren. 



Pheugopedius maculipectus cano-brun- 

 neus, Yucatan spotted-breasted wren. 



Thryomanes albinucha, Cabot's wren. 



Nannorchilus leucogaster brachyurus, Te- 

 max wren. 



Polioptila albiventris, Yucatan gnat- 

 catcher. 



Psilorhinus mexicanus vociferus, Yu- 

 catan brown jay. 



Cissolopha yucatanica, Yucatan jay. 



Cyclarhis flaviventris yucatanensis, Yu- 

 catan pepper shrike. 



Vireosylva magister cinerea, Cozumel 

 vireo. 



Piranga roseo-gularis roseo-gularis, rose- 

 throated tanager. 



