191 
CoUcctorh notes. 
Iris oranji’e. Not ubiiiulaiit; found (;liielly in the woods of tlie central 
portion of the island. When startled, tliey emit a short whistle of three 
or four syllables. They frecpient brushwood, fallen logs, fences, etc., 
rather than trees. Insects as well as seeds are generally found in their 
stomachs. Their method of scratching among fallen leaves is carious: 
they make a jump forward, at the same instant strike back with both 
feet. 
Fam, PICID.E. 
7. COLAPTES MEXIOANUS KUFIPILEUS, noUs. 
CTi.— AduUfemale :—Above grayishdirown,becoming bright tawny on 
the forehead, lores, and maxillary region; dorsal region and wings, ex¬ 
cept primaries and primary-coverts, marked with transverse bars of 
black ; rnmp and upper tail-coverts pinkish-white, the latter marked 
■with transverse, somewhat oval, spots of black. Tail black, the basal 
two-thirds of the under surface vermilion-red; shafts of the primaries 
deep vermilion, their inner webs light vermilion basally, dull grayish- 
brown, glossed with red, toward ends. Head and throat, except as 
described, dull ash-gray; jugulum with a transverse crescent of black, 
bounded anteriorly by pale brownish-pink; rest of lower parts light 
brownish-pink, thickly marked with circular and cordate spots of black. 
Wing, 5.90-G.25; tail, 4.75-5.30; bill, from nostril, 1.35-1.00. 
Remarl’s .—In the closed tail, only about half an inch of red is exposed 
on the under surface beyond the lower coverts, the remaining 2.50 be¬ 
ing uniform black. The main differences from the continental form con¬ 
sist in the longer bill, more pinkish rump, and bright tawny forehead. 
In the latter feature, the resemblance is closer to G. chrysoides, the crown 
and nape having about the same gradation from bright cinnamon- 
tawny anteriorly to dull grayish-cinnamon posteriorly. It differs from 
true C. mexicanus as follows :— 
C. 3IEXICANUS RUFIPILEUS. —Wing, 5.90-0.25; tail, 4.75-5.30 ; bill, 
1.35-1.00. Black of the tail occupying the terminal 2.40-2.50 inches; 
crown cinnamon-color, becoming bright tawny anteriorly ; rump pale 
pink or pinkish white. Hah. —Guadeloupe. 
G. MEXICANUS MEXICANUS.— Wing, 0.05-0.95 ; tail, 5.50-5.90 ; bill, 
1.15-1.25. Black of the tail occupying the terminal 1.90-2.00 inches ; 
crown brownish-gray, becoming browner anteriorly; rnmp pure white. 
Ilah .—Western Province of North America (continental). 
C. RUFinr.Rus. 
Nat. ilns. No. 
Original No. 
Sex and age. 
Wing. 
Tail. 
Bill.* 
70000 
.3 
2 ad. 
0. 2.5 
5. .30 
1 -to 
70001 
3 
9 «Trl. 
.5. 90 
4. 75 
1.60 
7000-2 
3 
$ ad. 
0. 25 
5. 25 
1..35 
'' From nostril. 
C. MEXICAXUS. 
Mu.s.R.R. 
Sex and 
age. 
Locality. 
Wing. 
Tail. 
Bill. 
2016 
2017 
cf ad. 
? ad. 
Wa.sliington Territory. 
.do. 
6. 95 
6. 65 
.5. 90 
5. 50 
1.25 
1. 15 
