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Family Formicariidft*. 



Thamnophilus doliatus (Linn.). 



14 specimens, 6 cT, 8 9 . 



The females are paler than birds trom Venezuela in the Museum 

 collection, although they agree very well with those from Tobago. 

 Mr. Ferry found these birds common in the underbrush of the higher 

 mountain regions. On March 3 a female was observed feeding two 

 nearly full-grown young birds. 



Formicivora intermedia Caban. 

 ii specimens, 8 d\ 3 9. 



Family Dendrocolaptidae. 



Dendroplex longirostris Richmond. 



ii specimens, 6 cT, 5 9 . 



The characters given by Dr. Richmond as distinguishing this 

 species appear to be constant. "These birds were tolerably common 

 and almost universally distributed over the island. They were 

 equally at home upon the arid cactus-covered plains and in the dense 

 forests on the mountains." (Ferry.) 



Dendrornis susurrans (Jard.). 



i specimen, 9 . 



Mr. Ferry took a single specimen of this species in a dense forest 

 on a mountain called El Copey at an altitude of 2500 feet. It differs 

 slightly from specimens from Tobago and the mainland in having the 

 under parts more olive and the shaft stripes on the head and breast 

 feathers more tawny. Whether these differences are constant or not 

 remains for future investigators to determine. 



Family Furuariidse. 



Synallaxis albescens nesiotis Clark. 



Synallaxis albescens Robinson & Richmond, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 

 Vol. XVIII, 1895, p. 674. 



Synallaxis albescens nesiotis Clark, Auk, 1902, p. 264. 



8 specimens, 7 d\ i 9 . 



In the series before me the characters given by Mr. Clark in 

 separating this subspecies seem fairly constant. 



