Xok'S upon Yucatan Birds. 24? 



yotts on Pyranga eoseigulakis. Cabot, ay^cl Centukus eu- 



BEIVENTEIS, SwaiusOll. 



Pyranga rascigularis. 



For u long time this species lias been knoAvii only by the type. 

 a male, in the collection of its discoverer. Dr. Cabot, of Boston. 

 The acquisition of both sexes is therefore a fortunate occurrence. 



Mr. Ridgwayhas given an accurate description of it (N. Amer. 

 Birds, Vol. I, p. 434) taken from the type. The male I have, 

 differs only in having a decided white superciliary stripe border- 

 ing the red crown. 



The male measures in length 6| inches ; Aving, 3-| ; tail, 2| ; 

 tarsus, |. 



I give a description of the female, as I think it has not been 

 known heretofore. 



The female has the upper and uucler plumage of the same general colors 

 as the male ; the crown and throat are washed with red ; under tail-coverts 

 pale reddish salmon-color ; tail-feathers brown above, edged with light red ; 

 the under surface of the tail is paler in color and tinged with red ; quills 

 dark umber-brown, margined with light greenish yellow ; upper wing- 

 coverts of a rather dull olive-green ; under wing-coverts pale yellow ; upper 

 mandible dark l)rown, the under whitish horn-color ; tarsi and toes dark 

 brown. 



Length (skin), 6J inches ; wing, 3 ; tail, 2| ; tarsus, f. 



Ccnturus rubriventris. 



The validity of this si^ecies seems generally to be questioned, 

 and specimens of it have been but rarely obtained • therefore I 

 Avas pleased to see another, a female, as it confirmed the opinion 

 expressed by me in my Yucatan list (Ana. ]^. Y. Lyceum, Vol. 

 IX, p. 206), that I considered it a valid species. Therein I 

 described the male, and pointed out how it differed from C. tri- 

 color, to which species it has been referred. 



