On Some Birds from Santa Marta, Colombia. 



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everywhere very long and lax, and the whole plumage indicating a bird 

 fitted to withstand extreme cold. 



Color. Adult (J 1 : Upper parts dark gray, between mouse gray and slate 

 color ; interscapulum with indistinct longitudinal dusky streaks ; some 

 of the feathers slightly edged with pale smoke gray ; wings black, all the 

 feathers edged with gray like the back ; tail black, with narrow gray 

 edges ; under parts gray (No. 6 of Ridgway) ; center of belly and under 

 tail coverts somewhat varied by indistinct cross-bars of pale smoke gray ; 

 bill, feet, and tarsus black; ' iris hazel.'* 



Adult : Heavily streaked throughout;, upper parts sepia, rather 

 paler on cervix and shading into brownish slate on rump and upper tail- 

 coverts, with broad blackish striations ; wings dusky brown edged with 

 sepia, except greater and middle coverts, which are edged with Isabella 

 color; tail dusky brown edged with grayish; throat, breast, flanks, and 

 sides wood brown ; belly and under tail-coverts grayish white ; under 

 parts streaked throughout with blackish,, most heavily on breast and 

 sides, less so on throat and center of belly; bill blackish, base of lower 

 mandible paler, more yellowish. 



Measurements. 



Remarks. I am, of course, not familiar with H. uniformis Scl. and Salv. 

 of Jalapa, Mexico, the type being unique, but the description indicates 

 a very different bird from mine, and the measurements show it to be 

 smaller. 



Mr. Brown found the new species at the edge of snow, at 15,000 feet, 

 on El Paramo de Chiruqua, where he took thirteen specimens in Feb. 

 and March, 1899. At no other station in the mountains did he get spec 

 imens. Some of the birds taken in February were moulting. 



Myospiza manimbe (Licht.). 



One female from Paramo de Macotama, 9,000 feet, Mar. 3, 1899. 

 Arremonops caneus f Bangs. 



At Mr. Ridgway's request I sent him, a short time ago, the three speci 

 mens upon which I based this form. He detected an error in my former 



* Noted by Mr. Brown from fresh specimens. 



f Described as Arremonops conirostris caneus Bangs, Proc. Biol. Soc., 

 Washington, vol. XII, p. 140, June 3, 1898. 



