Summer Birds From the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico — John Shaqi
Summer Birds From the Yucatan Peninsula, MexicoKlaas, Erwin E.
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Summer Birds From the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
Klaas, Erwin E.
Birds -- Yucatan Peninsula
_Polioptila caerulea_ (Linnaeus): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher.--A fledgling
taken at Pisté was barely flying with remiges and rectrices ensheathed
basally. Previous breeding records are for April 11 and 27 (Paynter,
1955a:231). A male taken on August 10 on Isla Cozumel had nearly
completed molting into winter plumage.
Specimens (8): [Female], 40788, fledgling, 5.0 gm. (July 20), 6-1/2
km. W Pisté; [Male], 40787, testis 2 × 1 mm., 5.6 gm. (July 21),
[Male], 40785, juv., 5.8 gm. (July 22), and [Female], 40786, 5.6
gm. (July 22), Pisté; [Female], 40791, juv., 5.6 gm. (August 8),
[Male], 40790, juv., 5.8 gm. (August 8), [Female], 40789, 5.7 gm.
(August 9), and [Male], 40792, 5.3 gm., molting--7th primaries
ensheathed (August 10), from {2-1/2}-{3-1/2} km. N San Miguel, Isla
Cozumel.
_Polioptila albiloris_ Lawrence: White-lored Gnatcatcher.--This species
was abundant in the arid scrub along the coast in the vicinity of
Sisal.
Specimens (2): [Male], 40783, testis 1 mm., 6.2 gm. (August 7),
1-1/2 mi. S Sisal; [Male], 40784, testis 1 mm., 5.8 gm. starting to
molt--1st and 2nd primaries ensheathed (August 10), 13 km. WSW
Sisal.
_Ramphocaenus rufiventris_ (Bonaparte): Long-billed Gnatwren.--Specimen
(1): [Female], 40793, imm. skull, 9.8 gm. (July 15), 7-1/2 km. W
Escárcega.
_Cyclarhis gujanensis insularis_ Ridgway: Rufous-browed Pepper-shrike.
--Specimen (1): [Male], 40794, testis 2 mm., 37.8 gm., molting--4th
primaries ensheathed (August 9), 4 km. N San Miguel, Isla Cozumel.
_Vireo bairdii_ (Ridgway): Cozumel Vireo.--Specimens (4): [Female],
40795, ovary inactive, 12.7 (August 8), [Male], 40796, testis 2 mm.,
12.6 gm., molting--3rd and 4th primaries ensheathed (August 10),
[Female], 40797, ovary inactive, 12.5 gm., molting--3rd primaries
ensheathed (August 10), and [Male], 47098, imm., 13.1 gm. (August 10),
from 2-1/2-3-1/2 km. N San Miguel, Isla Cozumel.
_Vireo pallens semiflavus_ (Salvin): Mangrove Vireo.--Paynter
(1955a:236) noted breeding by this species from April 7 through June.
Specimens (2): [Female], 40800, ova to 3 mm., oviduct enlarged
(July 8), Isla del Carmen; [Female], 40799, ovary inactive, 11.1
gm., molting--4th primaries ensheathed (August 2), Isla Mujeres.
_Vireo flavoviridus flavoviridus_ (Cassin): Yellow-green Vireo.--Paynter's
(1955a:238) data indicate breeding in this species from late May
through June; our records indicate that the species breeds at least
through July.
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