PASSERES. FRINGILLAD^:. 



birds. Yet D'Orbigny states, that it winters in 

 Cuba ; perhaps, however, but casually. 



RED-THROATED BLUE TANAGER.* 



Orange-quit. 



Feather-tongue or Sour-sop bird. (RoB. MSS.) 

 Tanagrella ruficollis. 



Fringilla Martinicensis, GMEL. 



Tanagra ruficollis. ibid. 



Fringilla noctis, var. (3. LATH. Ind. Or. 



? American Hedge-sparrows/em. EDW. 122. 

 ? Lepere noir, BUFF. PI. enl. 201. fig. ]. 



THE tongue of this species, pencilled and barbed 

 at the tip, might give it a place among the Honey- 

 suckers. It does not climb, however, nor cling by 

 its feet, but perches. It is not a very common 

 bird in the lowlands ; but in the mountains I have 

 found it rather plentiful. It frequents berry-bear- 

 ing trees of various species, in small parties, with 

 no very strong sociality ; its only note is a single 



* Length 54 inches, expanse 9, flexure 2-&, tail 2, rictus , tarsus f , 

 middle toe T 6 <y. Weight 3 drachms, (apoth.) 



Male. Irides bright hazel ; beak and feet black. General plumage rather 

 dull blue ; throat deep rufous, cheeks black. Wing-quills and tail-fea- 

 thers blackish with blue edges. 



Female. Head and neck greenish grey : back olive brown : tertiaries and 

 their coverts, and tail dark umber ; the former with pale edges. Under 

 parts ashy, approaching to white on the medial line of the belly. 



