Lo designa como: “The Cernicalo is very common everywhere. The light and rufous phases of plumage have caused much confusion. They, however, signify but little. I have a large series before me and it may be of interest to list the birds.
“M.C.Z. 46,649, Remedios, Santa Clara, H. Bryant, 1864, extremely rufous.
“M.C.Z. 73,132, Monte Verde, Oriente, C. Wright, 1861, extremely rufous, coloration asymmetrical.
“M.C.Z. 114,894, Holguin, Oriente, O. Tollin, 1904, extreme rufous phase.
“M.C.Z. 113,386, Santa Fé, Isle of Pines, W. R. Zappey, 1904.
“M.C.Z. 14,895, Holguin, Oriente, O. Tollin, 1904.
“M.C.Z. 46,652, Remedios, Santa Clara, H. Bryant, 1864.
“M.C.Z. 46,650, Cuba, H. Bryant, 1864.
“M.C.Z. 43,146, Remedios, Santa Clara, H. Bryant, 1864.
“M.C.Z. 46,651, Remedios, Santa Clara, H. Bryant, 1864.
“M.C.Z. 67,229, Guaro, Oriente, J. L. Peters, 1915.
“M.C.Z. 65532, Banes, Oriente, W. C. Forbes, 1914.
“The above eleven birds are typical of the rufous type.
“M.C.Z. 46,654, Remedios, Oriente, H. Bryant, 1864.
“M.C.Z. 46,656, Cuba, H. Bryant, 1864.
“M.C.Z. 113,384, San Juan, Isle of Pines, W. R. Zappey, 1904.
“M.C.Z. 113,381, Laguna Grande, Isle of Pines, W. R. Zappey, 1904.
“M.C.Z. 113,380, Jucaro, Isle of Pines, W. R. Zappey, 1904.
“These five birds may be termed intermediates.
“M.C.Z. 113,385, Santa Fé, Isle of Pines, W. R. Zappey, 1904.
“M.C.Z. 113,383, San Juan, Isle of Pines, W. R. Zappey, 1904.
“M.C.Z. 1-13,382, Los Almacigos, Isle of Pines, W. R. Zappey, 1904.
“M.C.Z. 43,145, Remedios, Santa Clara, H. Bryant, 1864.
“M.C.Z. 61,077, Aguada de Pasajeros, Santa Clara, T. Barbour and L. A. Shaw, 1913.
“M.C.Z. 67,223, Preston, Oriente, J. L. Peters, 1915.
“M.C.Z. 67,224, Preston, Oriente, J. L. Peters, 1915.
“M.C.Z. 67,225, Preston, Oriente, J. L. Peters, 1915.
“M.C.Z. 67,226, Preston, Oriente, J. L. Peters, 1915.
“M.C.Z. 65,536, Banes, Oriente, W. C. Forbes, 1914.
“M.C.Z. 73,133, Remedios, Santa Clara, N. H. Bishop, 1864.
“M.C.Z. 114,897, Holguin, Oriente, O. Tollin, 19o4.
“M.C.Z. 67,228, Buena Ventura, Oriente, J. L. Peters, 1915.
“M.C.Z. 67,227, Buena Ventura, Oriente, J. L. Peters, 1915.
“These fourteen birds all represent the light phase.
“Nos. 46,649, 73,132 and 114,894 are clearly asymmetrical in coloration.
“Another point of great interest is offered by M.C.Z. nos. 69,984 and 69,982 from Choco near Sosua, Santo Domingo. The first bird is very light, the second is distinctly dark, not as dark as the darkest Cuban birds but very clearly not of the light phase. This is noteworthy, for Todd on page 197 of his `Birds of the Isle of Pines' says that the dark phase "does not extend to Haiti or Santo Domingo." Personally I do not believe for a moment that there is any question of more than a single variable species existing in Cuba. I unfortunately have no notes to show in what proportion cases of mixed matings occur between the color phases. I know that they do occur, and often.
“I fully agree with Todd in not using the genus Cerchneis. The multiplication of genera in birds is reaching forward for characters scarcely of specific value, and it is a great pity that workers in this field do not stick to the sort of structural characters in use by mammalogists and herpetologists.
“Sparrow Hawks are found everywhere over the Island, and they thrive in cleared and cultivated areas as well as in the wilder regions.” |