198 FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY ORNITHOLOGY, VOL. I. 



Family Odoiitophoridae. 



Eupsychortyx cristatus (Linn.). 



13 specimens, 6 d\ 7 9. 



The rufous color on the belly varies in intensity in different speci- 

 mens, being only faintly indicated in some females; the latter also 

 lack the black stripes above and below the ear coverts. Apparently 

 occurs only on the islands of Aruba and Curacao. 



Family Columbidse. 



Columba gymnophthalma Temm. 



cT taken May n, 1908; not uncommon in some localities. 



Leptotila verreauxi (Bonap.). 



3 specimens taken, 2 d\ i 9 ; not uncommon. 



Zenaida vinaceo=rufa Ridgw. 



3 specimens, all males; common. 



Chiemepelia passer! na perpallida (Hartert). 

 14 specimens, 4 d\ 10 ? ; common. 



Family Falcoiiidse. 



Buteo albicaudatus colonus Berlep. 



A bird supposed to be this subspecies was seen by Mr. Hartert 

 (Ibis, 1893, p. 304). It was not taken by Mr. Ferry. 



Falco sparverius brevipennis (Berlep.). 



4 specimens, 2 cT, 2 9. 



The characters given by Berlepsch as distinguishing this sub- 

 species seem fairly constant in birds from this island. The type is 

 from Curacao. 



Polyborus cheriway (Jacq.). 



i specimen taken by Mr. Ferry. 



