No. 460.) BIRDS OF THE ISLE OF PINES. 205 
For comparison with these a series from Cuba measures as 
follows : — 
No. Sex. Locality. Wing. Tail. Tarsus. Culmen. 
14,927; d ad. Cuba, Halquin 124 118 19 19 
PS gJubS H 12 118 18.5 17.5 
14,0025 "d ad. che xx (123.8 ^ 130.5 18 18.5 
14,920 /9 adi; S e 12 117 18 18 
11,976 d ad. Cuba, El Guama 124 120 18 20 
11,975 9 ad. Cuba, San Diego de los Baños 125 12: 
The Trogon is rather common in the dense woods and along 



(The birds held up 
Fic 8.— Cienaga, at Pasadita, a short time after the rains had begun. 
are Sandhill Crane and the White Ibis.) 
the river courses. It is a stupid sluggish bird and very tame. 
Its food consists of fruits of various kinds. 
Nine specimens, adults of both sexes, were taken at Puebla 
Nuevo, Almacigos, Pasadita, and Callebonita, in April and May. 
These are so very much smaller than Cuban examples that we 
have thought it best to separate the Isle of Pines bird as a sub- 
