On Some Birds from Santa Maria, Colombia, 141 



Emberizoides macrurus (Gmel.) 



1 specimen, <jf\ The type locality of E. macrurus is Cayenne. The 

 one Santa Marta specimen differs from birds from that region in having 

 yellow instead of white throat, being richer in color throughout and in 

 having a shorter wing. Should other specimens bear out these charac 

 ters, then the Santa Marta bird must be separated as a subspecies. 



Buphonia trinitatis Strick. 

 1 specimen, tf. 



Euphoiiia crassirostris Scl. 



27 specimens, tf <?, 9 9 and young. 



Calospiza desmaresti (Gray). 

 5 specimens, cT cT- 



Calospiza sp. ? 



1 specimen, 9- I have been unable to identify this skin. The bird 

 has a very large, thick bill and may represent a new species. A good 

 male specimen is necessary, however, before this can be settled. 



Tanagra cana Sw. 



23 specimens, $ tf, 9 9- 



Tanagra palmarum melanoptera (Hartl.) 



1 specimen, <j\ 



Ramphocelus dimidiatus Lafr. 



25 specimens, tf cf , 9 ? and young ^ ^. 



Piranga rubra (Linn.) 

 7 specimens, cT d\ 9 ? Winter resident. 



Piranga faceta sp. nov. 



2 specimens, $ adult, 9 adult. 



Type from Santa Marta, Colombia, No. 5452, tf adult, coll. of E. A. and 

 O. Bangs. Collected Feb. 4, 1898, by W. W. Brown, Jr. Altitude 3000 ft. 



Specific characters. ^, size rather small (about the size of P. hxmalea) ; 

 tail long; bill very small, much smaller than that of P. hssmalea or P. 

 testacea, and not so swollen ; tooth on edge of upper mandible very prom 

 inent; upper parts deep brownish red, more intense (shading towards 

 dark carmin ) on head ; wings dusky, the feathers edged with dark red, 

 without wing bars ; under parts bright orange vermilion, browner on 

 flanks and more scarlet on throat ; 9 slightly smaller than the $ ; colors 



