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though nowhere abundant. Several nests were found contain- 
ing two eggs each. It is a noisy little bird and its mouse-like, 
squeaking note is uttered at frequent intervals, especially when 
anything attracts its attention. 
Four specimens, adults of both sexes, were taken at Almacigos 
and Santa Fé, in April, May, and June. 
78. Prionotelus temnurus vescus subsp. nov. 
* TocoRoRo." 
Type from Almacigos, Isle of Pines, adult 4, no. 13,250, Coll. 
of E. A. and O. Bangs. Collected April 19, 1904, by W. R. 
Zappey. 
Characters. — Similar to true P. temnurus (Temm.), of Cuba 
in color-pattern and probably in color also. (The Isle of Pines 
series was taken in spring and early summer, and all Cuban 
specimens with which we have been able to compare them, in 
winter, except one. The red belly-patch in the Isle of Pines 
specimens is much paler and more pinkish — less geranium red — 
than in the Cuban skins, but the one summer specimen from 
Cuba is like them in this respect and this difference in the color 
of the belly-patch is probably due to fading). Much smaller 
with much shorter tail; in the new form the wing averages 
114.11, the tail 107.55 ; in true P. temnurus the wing averages, 
123.41, the tail 119.41. 
Iris bright carmine, lower mandible iib (from fresh speci- 
men before skinning). 
Measurements : — 
No. Sex. Wing. Tail. Tarsus. Culmen. 
13,250 d ad. 113.5 104 18 19.5 
13,251 d ad. 115 104 18 19 
13,254 d ad. 114 106 17.5 19.5 
13,255 d ad. 113 110 18.5 18.5 
13,258 d ad. 114 108 18.5 18.5 
13,252 9 ad. * 115 107 18 19 
13,253 9 ad. 113 108 17.5 18.5 
13.256 Q ad. 115.5 113 17.5 18 
13,257 9 ad. 114 108 17 18.5 
1 In every instance the tail is measured to the end of the longest shaft, not the 
end of the projecting webs. 
