191 



Collector's notes. 



Iris orano^e. Not abmidrtiit; found chiefly in the woods of the central 

 portion of the island. When startled, tliey emit a short whistle of three 

 or four syllables. They frequent brushwood, fallen logs, fences, etc., 

 rather than trees. Insects as well as seeds are j^enerally found in their 

 stomachs. Their method of scrat(5hinj>- among fallen leaves is curious: 

 they make a jump forward, at the same instant strike back with both 

 feet 



Fam. PICID^E. 



7. COLAPTES MEXICANUS EUFIPILEUS, nobis. 



Ck.— Adult fern ale : — Above grayish-brown, becoming bright tawny on 

 the forehead, "lores, and maxillary'region ; dorsal region and wings, ex- 

 cept primaries and primary-coverts, marked with transverse bars of 

 black ; rump and upper tail-coverts pinkish-white, the latter marked 

 ■with transverse, somewhat oval, spocs of black. Tail black, the basal 

 two-thirds of the under surface vermilion-red ; shafts of the primaries 

 deep vermilion, their inner webs light vermilion basally, dull grayish- 

 brown, glossed with red, toward ends. Head and throat, except as 

 described, dull ash-gray; jugulum with a transverse crescent of black, 

 bounded anteriorly by pale brownish-pink; rest of lower parts light 

 brownish-pink, thickly marked with circular and cordate spots of black. 

 Wing, 5.90-6.25; tail, 4.75-5.30; bill, from nostril, 1.35-l.GO. 



Bemarks.— In the closed tail, only about half an inch of red is exposed 

 on the under surface beyond the lower coverts, the remaining 2.50 be- 

 ing uniform black. The main differences from the continental form con- 

 sist in the longer bill, more pinkish rump, and bright tawny forehead. 

 In the latter feature, the resemblance is closer to C. chrysoides, the crown 

 and nape having about the same gradation from bright cinnamon- 

 tawny anteriorly to dull grayish-cinnamon posteriorly. It differs from 

 true G. mexicanus as follows : — 



C. MEXICANUS RuriPiLEUS. — Wing, 5.90-G.25 ; tail, 4.75-5.30 ; bill, 

 1.35-1.60. Black of the tail occupying the terminal 2.40-2.50 inches; 

 crown cinnamon-color, becoming bright tawny anteriorly ; rump pale 

 pink or pinkish white. Hah. — Guadeloupe. 



C. MEXICANUS MEXICANUS. — Wing, 6.65-6.95 ; tail, 5.50-5.90 ; bill, 

 1.15-1.25. Black of the tail occupying the tei'miual 1.90-2,00 inches ; 

 crown brownish-gray, becoming browner anteriorly; rump pure white. 

 Hah. — Western Province of Xorth America (continental). 







C. RUFIPILEUS. 









Nat. Mus. iSTo. 



Oriijjinal No. 



Sex and age. 



■ Wing. 



Tail. 



Bill.* 



70000 

 70001 

 70002 



3 

 3 

 3 



? ad. 

 2 ad. 

 9 ad. 



6.25 

 .5.90 

 6.25 



5.30 

 4.75 

 5.25 



1 40 

 1.60 

 1.35 



* From nostril. 



C. SIF.XICA^US. 



Mns.E.R. 



Sex and 

 age. 



Locality. 



Wing. 



Tail. 



Bill. 



2016 



c? ad. 

 ? ad. 



Washington Territory 



6.05 

 6.B5 



5.90 

 5.50 



1.25 



2017 



do.. \ 



1.15 









