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Ochthodromus wilsonius rufinuchus (Ridgw.). 



Not uncommon. Five specimens taken by Mr. Ferry, 2 d\ 3 9 ; 

 also noted by Messrs. Lowe, Richmond, and Robinson. 



Family Aphrizidse. 



Arenaria interpres morinella (Linn.}. 



Arenaria interpres Robinson and Richmond, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 

 Vol. XVIII, 1895, p. 657 (July); Clark, Auk, 1902, p. 260 (July). 



Not recorded by Mr. Ferry in February and March. 



Family (Ediciiemidtt*. 



CEdicnemus bistriatus (Wagler). 



Captain Robinson states, "In a courtyard of a dwelling in Por- 

 lamar, I saw several pairs of these birds, and their owner told me 

 that he had caught them when not fully fledged in the wide savanna 

 to the west of the town." (Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., Vol. XVIII, 1895, 

 p. 656.) 



Family Hrematopodidar. 



Hsematopus palliatus Temm. 



Recorded by Mr. Lowe. (Ibis, 1909, p. 314.) 



Family Odontophoridap. 



Eupsychortyx pallidus Richmond. 



9 specimens, 6 d\ 3 9. 



"These birds were found in abundance at Mocanao, the peninsula 

 at the west end of the island, and in riding along the cactus-covered 

 plains from Boca del Rio (south central part of the island) we saw 

 several flocks." (Ferry.) 



I have examined the type (taken July 2) described by Dr. Rich- 

 mond (Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1895, p. 657) and compared it with the 

 specimens taken by Mr. Ferry on Margarita in February and March, 

 and they are strikingly different in coloration. Far from being pale, 

 they are distinctly the reverse, being fully as highly colored as any 

 of the allied forms from the mainland. It would seem probable that 

 the difference is due to season, as it is unlikely that two forms of the 

 same species inhabiting the same localities would be found on Mar- 



