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and hide but fly strongly when forced, evidently common but hard 

 to find. Have seen them also near Gatun. This bird contained an 

 egg ready to lay, very large for the size of the bird. 



ODONTOPHORID^. 

 3. Odontophorus guianensis marmoratus (Gould). 



Two males, Gatun, September 3, 1911, and February 22, 1912. 

 Iris brown, bare skin of face orange, bill black, feet dark greenish- 

 slate. 



On September 3, a covey of nine was flushed from rocks in the 

 forest. They fly straight away when disturbed and are strong on 

 the wing. Never seen in the open. 



ORACID^. 



[4.] Crax panamensis Ogilvie-Grant. Panama Curassow. 

 [5.] Penelope cristata (Linnaeus). Crested Guan. 

 6. Ortalis cinereiceps (Gray). Gray-headed Guan. 



Female, five miles south of Gatun, November 9, 1911. Iris gray- 

 ish-brown, bill black-grayish at tip, feet steel-gray. 

 Shot from a flock of four. 



COLUMBID^. 



[7.] Columba rufina pallidicrissa (Chubb). Pale-vented Pigeon. 



[8.] Columba subvinacea subvinacea (Lawrence). Ruddy Pigeon. 



[9.] Columba nigrirostris Sclater. Short-billed Pigeon. 



10. Columba speciosa Gmelin. Scaled Pigeon. 



Male, Gatun, May 21, 1911. Iris brown, bill coral-red with white 

 tip, feet purplish. 



Found in a low flat thicket on the bank of Gatun dam and flew in 

 rather labored manner for the forest. 



11. Chaemepelia ruflpennis ruflpennis (Bonaparte). Ruddy Ground Dove. 



Male and female, Gatun, February 12 and 26, 1911. Iris red, bill 

 light with darker tip, feet reddish-pink. 



A very common species in low lands along streams, sometimes flying 

 into the jungle growth when flushed. A nest found August 18, 1912, 

 was a flat platform of twigs built on and between two fair-sized limbs 

 of a tree eighteen feet from the ground in second-growth pasture. 

 Eggs two, .89 X .65 and .86 x .66 ins. 



12. Chaemepelia minuta elaeodes Todd. Plain-breasted Ground Dove. 



A pair, Miraflores, March 5, 1911. Iris light yellowish-brown, 

 bin grayish, feet pink. 



