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
_Tiaris olivacea intermedia_ (Ridgway): Yellow-faced Grassquit.--Although
females taken on Isla Cozumel exhibited no reproductive activity, two
males had moderately enlarged testes. These seem to be the first
records of breeding in this subspecies, which is endemic to Isla
Cozumel.
Specimens (5): [Male], 40908, testis 6 z 4 mm., 10.5 gm. (August
8), [Female], 40912, ovary inactive, 9.5 gm. (August 8), [Female],
40909, ovary inactive, 10.4 gm. (August 9), [Male], 40910, testis 5
× 3 mm., 11.5 gm., molting--1st primaries ensheathed (August 9),
and [Male], 40911, 11.5 gm. (August 10), all from {2-1/2}-{3-1/2}
km. N San Miguel, Isla Cozumel.
_Sporophila torquiola morelleti_ (Bonaparte): White-collared Seedeater.
--Breeding is known for this species in May and a male collected on
September 2 was in breeding condition (Paynter, 1955a:293). Our records
seem to be the first for the summer. Specimens taken in July and August
were breeding.
Specimens (7): [Female], 40918, 9.2 gm. (July 8), 1 km. SW Puerto
Real, Isla del Carmen; [Male], 40919, testis 7 × 6 mm., 8.2 gm.
(July 15), 7-1/2 km. W Escárcega; [Female], 40913, ovary inactive,
7.9 gm. (August 4), 4 km. WSW Puerto Juarez; [Male], 40914, testis
minute, 7.8 gm. (August 14), [Female], 40915, ova to 6 mm. (August
15), [Female], 40917, ovary moderately active, 7.0 gm. (August 16),
and [Male], 40916, testis 7 × 5 mm., 7.6 gm. (August 16), 4 km. NNE
Felipe Carrillo Puerto.
_Volatinia jacarina splendens_ (Vieillot): Blue-black Grassquit.--The
only previous record of breeding is a male having slightly enlarged
testes taken on June 1 (Paynter, 1955a:293). Our specimens showed
various stages of reproductive activity when taken on July 10.
Specimens (6): [Male], 40926, 8.9 gm. (July 10), and [Male], 40925,
testis 2 × 1 mm., 8.5 gm. (July 10), 1 km. S Puerto Real, Isla del
Carmen; [Male], 40924, testis 4 × 2 mm. (July 10), [Male], 40922,
testis 6 × 4 mm., 8.3 gm. (July 10), [Female], 40923, ova to 2 mm.,
10.3 gm. (July 10), and [Male], 40921, 8.2 gm. (July 10), 5 km. S
Champotón.
_Arremonops rufivirgata verticalis_ Ridgway: Olive Sparrow.--Apparently
the only previous record of breeding was the laying female on June 14
reported by Paynter (1955a: 294). Males collected in July and August
had enlarged testes; a juvenile, barely able to fly, was taken on
August 14. Two specimens were beginning to molt.
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