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mountain is 3240 feet in height and is known as Mount Margarita, 

 the western one being named Cerros de Macanao and having an ele- 

 vation of but 2304 feet. The summits are barren, but the lower 

 portions are covered with a luxuriant tropical vegetation and there 

 are numerous plantations of cocoanut and fruit trees. The island 

 is about 37 miles in length and has an area of about 440 square 

 miles. The population is variously estimated at from 20,000 to 

 39,000. 



Mr. Ferry devoted a month to Margarita (February 17 to March 

 21, 1909,) and procured a fine series of birds, including several novel- 

 ties and a number of species not previously recorded from the island. 



ORNITHOLOGICAL BIBLIOGRAPHY. 



Practically nothing was written regarding the avifauna of Mar- 

 garita prior to 1895, with the exception of a few brief notes by various 

 travelers, references to which are given by Mr. Wirt Robinson, Proc. 

 U. S. Nat. Mus., Vol. XVIII, 1895, pp. 651, 652. 

 1895. RICHMOND, C. W. Description of three new Birds from 



the Island of Margarita, Venezuela. The Auk, Vol. XII, 



1895, pp. 367-371- 

 1895. ROBINSON, W., AND RICHMOND, C. W. An annotated List 



of Birds observed on the Island of Margarita and at Guanta 



and Laguayra, Venezuela (with map). Proc. U. S. Nat. 



Mus., Vol. XVIII, 1895, pp. 649-685. 

 1902. CLARK, A. H. The Birds of Margarita Island, Venezuela. 



Auk, Vol. XIX, 1902, pp. 258-267. 

 1907. LOWE, P. R. On the Birds of Margarita Island, Venezuela. 



Ibis, 1907, pp. 547-570. 



BIRDS OF MARGARITA. 



Family Laridse. 



Larus atricilla Linn. 



Not uncommon. Mr. Ferry shot one specimen, cT, in March. 

 Both Captain Robinson and Mr. Clark found it common in July. 



Phaethusa magnirostris (Licht.). 



Captain Robinson states, "A few were seen along the beaches of 

 Margarita." (Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., Vol. XVIII, 1895, p. 653.) 



