442 MR. A. BOTJCARD ON BIRDS FROM YUCATAN. [Juiie 19, 



swarm after the first light ram of the season. On the 16th, I was 

 all day in the woods and did not see one of these birds ; on the 17th 

 there were hundreds of them in all parts. They have been very 

 abundant since. 



31. ViREO OCHRACEXJS, Salv. ; Salv. & Godm. /. c. p. 201, t. 12. 

 f. 1. 



Taken at Silam and Progreso. I have not retained specimens of 

 these last birds, and do not know whether I have seen them in other 

 parts of the State or not. 



32. Cyclorhis flaviventris, Lafr. ; Lawr. I. c. p. 200 ; Salv. 

 & Godm. I. c. p. 211. 



Not common. 



[Obtained by Dr. Cabot.— 0. ^S^.] 



33. Ampelis cedrorum, Vieill. 



Izalam, February 1879. 



Only one specimen of this bird was seen in Yucatan during the 

 year. 



34. Petrochelidon fulva (Vieill.) ; Salv. & Godm. I. c. p. 228. 



Common in the cave-like wells called Senotes, and resident in 

 Yucatan. 



[This seems to be certainly the same as the bird of Cuba and 

 Jamaica. — O. 5.] 



35. HiRUNDo ERYTHROGASTER, Bodd. J Salv. & Godm. I. c. 

 p. 232. 



A flock of 50 or more seen flying over an aguada on April 28th , 

 but the species was not met with again during the year, and is pro- 

 bably only migratory. 



36. Stelgidopteryx serripennis (Aud.) ; Salv. & Godm. /. c. 

 p. 237. 



Stelgidopteryx fulvipennis, Lawr. I. c. p. 200. 

 Common in February, March, aud April ; rare at other seasons. 

 Found in the towns and ranchos. 



37. EuPHONiA AFFiNis, Lcss. ; Lawr. I. c. p. 200. 



Native name " Chichimbula." This little bird is very abundant 

 in Merida and the surrounding country. It is sold on the Playa by 

 the hundred at the nominal price of four for a medio real (= three 

 pence). It is highly prized by the Meridanas for its sweet and 

 varied song as well as its handsome plumage. It is easily domesti- 

 cated. Its food is fruit, and it is passionately fond of ripe plantains. 

 Few birds eat too much ; but I have seen this little bird so full of 

 plantains that it could not fly. In confinement they are said to 

 kill themselves by eating plantains. This bird is also found in 

 other parts of Yucatan. 



