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118 *Piranga roseo-gularis roseo-gularis Cabot. 



Rose-throated Tanager. 

 Maya name, ba-ka-lar'. 

 Five specimens : 



a. [9], Feb. 18, 1904. 



b. $, March 13, 1904. 



c. 9, March 13, 1904. 



d. $, Chichen-Itza, Jan. 20, 1890, E. H. Thompson (Pablo Perera). 



e. Chichen-Itza, 189-, E. H. Thompson. 



119. *Euphonia hirundinacea Bonaparte. 



Bonaparte's Enphonia. 



Maya name, tsin-tsln-bakal de capa. The Spanish words de capa are added to 

 the Maya name of this species by the Indians to denote the black crown. 

 Four specimens : 



a. $, Feb. 20, 1904. 



b. £, March 13, 1904. 



c. 9 , March, 19, 1904. 



d. Chichen-Itza, 189-, E. H. Thompson. 



Usually keeps well to the tops of tall trees. Note a rather insect-like 

 chick-che-e-e-e. 



120. Euphonia affinis (Lesson). 



Lesson's Euphonia. 



One specimen: Chichen-Itza, 189-, E. H. Thompson. 



FRINGILLIDAE. 



121. * Saltator atriceps atriceps Lesson. 



Black-headed Saltator. 

 Maya name, ta-pln. 

 Four specimens : 



a. J, Feb. 27, 1904. 



b. 9, March 9, 1904. 



c. $, Chichen-Itza, Feb. 10, 1890, E. H. Thompson (Pablo Perera). 



d. Chichen-Itza, 189- E. H. Thompson. 



Apparently rather local, as 1 saw it only in one or two vicinities, not far 

 from the house. Seems to prefer the lower growth on the borders of clearings. 



122. *Cardinalis cardinalis yucatanicus Ridgway. 



Yucatan Cardinal. 



Maya name, tsak-oi'-ol. Means " red painted [bird]." 



One specimen : 9 (?), Feb. 22, 1904. 



