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uninteresting species, uttering no song, but simply call-notes. Its stay in the south 

 extends from September to April. 



In Cuba, too, it occurs every year during its migrations, and is to be seen in planta- 

 tions near the edges of woods, but never in forest i^. 



In the United States C. cyanea is vpell known as a summer bird, and it breeds 

 throughout its northern range, making, in the centre of a low thick bush, a nest com- 

 posed of grasses and sedges and lined with hair. The eggs are usually white, with a 

 faint blue shade. Dr. Coues adds that they are not seldom speckled. 



The song of C. cyanea is not considered of high quality. Dr. Coues describes it as 

 rather weak and delivered by the well-meaning vocalist in a low rambling strain, as if 

 the performer were tired or indifferent, 



The Indigo-bird is kept in large numbers in cages, and many are yearly brought to 

 Europe. 



6. Cyanospiza ciris. 



Emberiza ciris, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. p. 313 \ 



Cyanospiza ciris, Scl. & Salv. Ibis, 1859, p. 17'; P. Z. S. 1870, p. 836 ' ; Scl. P. Z. S. 1859, p. 379 * ; 



Lawr. Ann. Lye. N. Y. viii. p. 177 ' ; ix. pp. 103 \ 201 '; Mem. Bost. Soc. N. H. ii. p. 376 ' ; 



Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus. no. 4, p. 30"; Salv. P. Z, S. 1870, p. 190"; Cat. Strickl. CoU. 



p. 334 " ; Ibis, 1885, p. 190 '' ; Dresser, Ibis, 1865, p. 491 " ; Duges, La Nat. i. p. 140 '* ; 



Sumichrast, Mem. Bost. Soc. N. H. i. p. 553"; Frantz. J. f. Om. 1869, p. 301"; Baird, 



Brew., & Ridgw. N. Am. B. ii. p. 87 " ; .Gundl. Orn. Cub. p. 93 " ; Sennett, Bull. U. S. 



Geol. Surv. iv. p. 30 " ; v. p. 393 '" ; Boucard, P. Z. S. 1878, p. 57 '' ; 1883, p. 444 '' ; Nutt. 



& Ridgw. Pr. U. S. Nat. Mus. vi. pp. 383=', 393'*. 

 ^piza ciris, Moore, P. Z. S. 1859, p. 58 ''; Taylor, Ibis, 1860, p. Ill '". 

 Passerina ciris, Coues, Key N. Am. B. ed. 3, p. 391 ''. 



•Capite et cervioe tota (prseter partem anticam) Isete cseruleis, dorso medio stramineo; alls et cauda fiiseis pur- 

 pureo suffusis, tectricibus alarum minoribus purpureis, majoribus viridibus ; dorso imo rufo-purpureo, oiliis 

 et oorpore toto subtus coocineis ; rostro corneo, pedibus obscure corylinis. Long, tota 5-0, alse 2-9, eaudae 

 2-2, tarsi 0-75. (Descr. maris ex Volcan de Agua, Guatemala. Mus. nostr.) 



$ viridi-olivacea, alls caudaque extus ejusdem eolori subtus fulva, lateraliter oUvaceo, medialiter rosaoeo 

 lavata. (Descr. feminse ex Escuintla, Guatemala. Mus. nostr.) 



Hob. North America, South Atlantic and Gulf States, Illinois, Texas i^ n i9 20 27,_ 

 Mexico {Mann^^), Cueramaro {Dugh'^^), Mazatlan {Grayson^), Presidio (Forrer), 

 Plains of Colima {Xantus ^), Playa Vicente [Boucard *), State of Vera Cruz in 

 Miimtex {Sumichrast ^^), Santa Efigenia, Tehuantepec city [Sumichrast^), Merida in 

 Yucatan [Schott '^, Gaumer ^^), Cozumel [Devis ^^, Gaumer) ; British Honduras, Old 

 Kiver Belize [Leyland ^s) ; Guatemala, Peten [Leyland ^^), Dueiias [0. S.^), Volcan 

 de Agua, Escuintla, Santa Lucia Cosamalguapa, Huamuchal, San Geronimo, Coban, 

 Teleman [0.S.& F. D. G.); Honduras, Omoa [Leyland'^% Comayagua [Taylor ^^), 

 San Pedro [G. M. Whitely^); Nicaragua, Omotepe I.^*, Sucuya^s [Nutting); 

 Costa Eica ^ ^^ [v. Frantzius 1^), Tres Eios [Boucard 2^) ; Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui 

 {Arc^ 10^ Hiclcs s).— Cuba is. 



