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
_Habia gutturalis_ (Sclater): Red-throated Ant-tanager.--The only
breeding records previously available for this species on the peninsula
are for May 18 (Paynter, 1955a:280) and June 25 (Paynter, 1955b).
Specimens taken between July 14 and August 2 were in full breeding
condition. A male (40882) and female (40883) taken 7-1/2 km. W
Escárcega were known to be mated. Plumages in all specimens are worn
and for that reason specimens were not identified to subspecies.
Specimens (6): [Male], 40882, testis 14 × 9 mm., 38.9 gm. (July
14), [Female], 40883, ovary 5 × 5 mm., 29.0 gm. (July 14), and
[Male], 40887, testis 10 × 7 mm. (July 16), 7-1/2 km. W Escárcega;
[Male], 40885, juv. (rectrices and remiges ensheathed basally)
(July 28), and [Female], 40886, ovary moderately active, 30.5 gm.,
molting--2nd primaries ensheathed (July 28), Pueblo Nuevo X-can;
[Male], 40884, testis 15 × 8 mm. (August 2), 4 km. WSW Puerto
Juarez.
_Saltator atriceps_ (Lesson): Black-headed Saltator.--Previously,
breeding has been noted in this species in February, March, and April
(Paynter, 1955a:284). A male taken on July 16 was in full breeding
condition.
Specimens (3): [Male], 40895, testis 15 × 9 mm., 80.4 gm. (July
16), and [Female], 40896, 73.5 gm. (July 17), 7-1/2 km. W
Escárcega; [Male], 40894, 71.6 gm. (July 29), Pueblo Nuevo X-can.
_Saltator coerulescens_ (Vieillot): Gray Saltator.--The only previous
breeding record for this species is for April 26. Our one specimen, No.
40897, a juvenal male barely able to fly, taken on July 21 at Pisté,
weighed 43.8 grams.
_Richmondena cardinalis_ (Linnaeus): Cardinal.--The only record of
breeding previously reported is of a male with enlarged testes taken on
June 4 (Paynter, 1955a:287). Adult males with enlarged testes were
obtained on July 11 and August 10, and three juveniles were taken
southwest of Sisal on August 10, 16, and 18.
Specimens (7): [Male], 40903, testis 9 × 7 mm., 39.7 gm. (July 11),
and [Female], 40904, 34.0 gm. (July 11), 5 km. S Champotón; [Male],
40898, testis 7 × 4 mm., 33.8 gm. (August 10), and [Female], 40899,
juv. (rectrices and remiges ensheathed basally), 32.8 gm. (August
10), 13 km. WSW Sisal; [Male], 40900, fledgling, 18.4 gm. (August
18), 2 km. WSW Sisal; [Female], 40901, ovary granular, 37.4 gm.,
molting--1st primaries ensheathed (August 15), and [Male], 40902,
imm., 34.0 gm. (August 16), 4 km. NNE Felipe Carrillo Puerto.
_Cyanocompsa parellina_ (Bonaparte): Blue Bunting.--Specimens (2):
[Male], 40906, imm. (July 15), and [Male], 40905, testis 10 × 7 mm.,
15.2 mm. (July 15), 7-1/2 km. W Escárcega.
_Tiaris olivacea pusilla_ (Swainson): Yellow-faced Grassquit.--The only
records of breeding, thus far, are by Paynter (1955a:291) for March 12
and June 14. A male (40907) taken 4 km. NNE Felipe Carrillo Puerto on
August 14 had fully enlarged testes (8 × 5 mm.).
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