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No. 460.] BIRDS OF THE ISLE OF PINES. 2TI 
birds from eastern Cuba as brachidactyla. Judging from this the 
form wintering in the Isle of Pines should be zgxota. 
108. Setophaga ruticilla (Linn.). — Recorded by Poey, and 
' found quite commonly in March, 1902. None were observed in 
April, 1904. 
109. Holoquiscalus gundlachii (Cassin). * CHICHINGUACO.” 
— Common in more open country, pastures, and ploughed fields. 
When the natives are ploughing, the grackle, often in great 
numbers, follows the plough to pick up grubs and the like that 
are turned up. It also, like the Ani, alights on the backs of 
horses and cattle to pick off ticks. The male, owing to the ver- 
tically placed feathers in the tail, presents a curious appearance 
when on the wing. 
Nine specimens, both sexes, were taken, all at Santa Fé in 
April and May. 
These skins average a little smaller with smaller bills than 
Cuban ones, and are, perhaps, a trifle duller in coloration, but 
in all these points Cuban birds vary, and there does not appear 
to be any real character by which the Isle of Pines grackle can 
be distinguished. 
The series measures as follows : — 
Exposed 
No. Sex. Wing. Tail. Tarsus. culmen. 
13,274 d ad. 137 120 36 33 
13275 : d ad. 139 122 N- 33-5 
13,276 d ad. 140 128 36 33-5 
13,277 d young ad. 135 115 35-5 34 
13,278 d young ad. 131 107 34-5 33 
13,279 d young ad. 136 110 37 33 
13,281 9 ad. 135 107 35 31-5 
13,282 Q ad. 123 102 32 28 
110. Ptiloxena atroviolacea (d'Orb.). ' “ Tori." — Probably 
a rare bird in the Isle of Pines as none were observed. The 
natives, however, know the * Toti” from the “ Chichinguaco." 
It is recorded from the island by-Poey and by Gundlach. 
111. Icterus hypomelas (Bonap.). “Sorısıa.’— Common, 
especially among the pines. The oriole feeds-a good deal 
among the flowers of various shrubs and trees, and its head is 
often daubed with juice and pollen from these. 
