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
Pisté.--Lat. 20° 42´ N, long. 88° 28´ W, elevation 10 meters. A
village in dense, low deciduous forest with many nearby _milpas_.
Collections were made in a wide area in the vicinity of the
village, including nearby Chichén-Itzá.
Sisal.--Lat. 21° 10´ N, long. 90° 00´ W, sea level. A small village
on the north-western coast of the peninsula. Collections were made
on the beach, in the low scrub vegetation behind the beach, and in
the mangrove swamps and nearly-dry lagoons further inland, from
three to 13 kilometers west-southwest of the village.
ANNOTATED LIST OF SPECIES
Catalogue numbers in the following accounts are those of the Museum of
Natural History, The University of Kansas. With the exception of a
synoptic collection presented to the Departamento de la Fauna
Silvestre, Dirección General de Caza, México, D.F., all of the
specimens mentioned are in the museum at the University of Kansas.
Unless otherwise indicated, specimens taken were not molting. For birds
undergoing postnuptial or postjuvenal molt, the degree of advancement
of the molt is indicated by the numbers of primaries and rectrices that
are new or partly ensheathed. Information on the condition of the
testes refers to the left testis unless otherwise noted.
Scientific and vernacular names follow Friedmann _et al._ (1950) and
Miller _et al._ (1957) except for specimens of species or genera that
have been more thoroughly treated systematically since the publication
of the Mexican Checklist, for example, _Columbina_, _Centurus_ and
_Platypsaris_, by Johnston (1962), Selander and Giller (1963), and
Webster (1963), respectively. The trinomial is used whenever
subspecific identities could be made with a reasonable degree of
certainty. The specimens of several kinds were in extremely worn
plumage or in molt and meaningful judgments concerning such characters
as relative darkness or paleness of plumages could not be made.
Specimens are listed in each account according to the temporal order in
which they were collected.
_Bulbulcus ibis_ Linnaeus: Cattle Egret.--Our specimen is one of three
individuals seen feeding near cattle at Rancho San Miguel on August 13
and 14.
Specimen (1): [Male], 40401, testis 6 x 2 mm., 289.5 gm. (August
14), 4 km. NNE Felipe Carrillo Puerto.
_Casmerodius albus_ (Linnaeus): American Egret.--We took one egret from
a flock of about 20 that flew low over our campsite on the morning of
July 12.
Specimen (1): [Female], 40402, ovary inactive, 10 x 5 mm., 607.5
gm. (July 12), 5 km. S Champotón. Mallophaga: _Ciconiphilus
obscurus._
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