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r. c. erimia (I'ali.), described from Puerto Cabello. IMr. Oberholser* adopted tor 

 it the name C c hrcripes (Cab.), based on a sjieciiueu from the same jilace. 

 However, I am not qaite sure whether the locality is reliable, and as the description 

 of Arbelorkina eximia snits much better the long-billed race, I ])refer the latter 

 designation. 



It is very interesting to note that the specimens from C'umana belong to 

 the long-billed form, while those from the Orinoco-<U'ltii, Trinidad and Tobago, 

 agree with the typical bird from < 'avenue. Bogota skins belong also to the 

 trne C. cyanea (Linn.), 



The following measurements may heli> to distinguish the two races : 



(a) Cijuncvpes ri/aiica cjarira (Linn.). 



3 (J ad. Cayenne (Gherrie coll.) . "Wing, 01— 04; tail, 33— 37; bill, i:,ls,lNmni. 

 6 „ Mines district, Britisli 



Guiana . . . ,, 63 — (io^; ,, 36 — 37; ,, lo — 17J „ 



2 ,, (Juanoco, Orinoco-delta ., 6oi, 67 ; ,, 36,38; „ l^A, 1'-' „ 



15 „ Trinidad . . . „ 64— 6S ; „ 354—40;,, 17^—10 „ 



2 „ Tobago . . . . ,,67,68; „ 38,40; „ 19 „ 



5 „ "Orinoco-delta"' skins . „ 63A — 65; „ 37 — 39; „ 161 — 18 „ 



a „ Bogota coll. . . . „ 64—66; „ 36-41; „ 161-18 „ 



1 „ Bahia . . . . „ 65; „ 39; „ 171 „ 



(J)) Ci/ancrjii'x cijaKfn cjchuiu (Cab.). 



Arbrlorliiiia c.riiiiiii Cabanis, Mii». Ueiiicon. i. (IsoU) p. '.i6 (" I'orto Cabello"). 



4 i ad. y. Esteban, near Puerto 



Hah. : North coast of Venezuela from Cumaua to Puerto Cabello, thence to 

 Ejido, near Me'rida. 



lo. Chlorophanes spiza spiza (Linn.). 



ilvlocHla spi-M Liunaeus, Si/nt. Sat. x. (17.')8) p. 188 (ex Edwards— Surinam) [exol. var /i]. 



4 c? ad., 1 ? from Caparo, iv. : 8 c^ ad. and 2 ? ? from Valencia, iii. 

 They belong to the tyi)ical form, agreeing with a large series from Cumauii, 

 S. Esteban, Gnanoco in the Orinoco-delta, British Guiana, Canra Kiver and 

 Cayenne. <\ -s. ijiiatfmalciisis !Scl. from Central America is larger, with a longer 

 bill, and has the j)bimagc of a lighter, more greenish tinge. 



16. Dacnis cayana cayana (L.j. 



Mniocilln cayniw Liuuacus, Sijsl. .\,il. xii. 1. (ITiKi; p. ri3G (Cayenue.— ex Bris.son f). 



2 S S from Laventille, iv., v. ; 1 J from Seelet, \v.; I S from Chaguaramas, 

 i. ; 1 J jnv. Valencia, iii. ; 1 S ad. and 2 ? ? from Caparo, iv. 



The adult c? c? agree in colour and dimensions with others from Cayenne, 

 British Guiana, Para, t!umana and the Orinoco region. 



• Aiili xvi. (1899) p. 3.3. 



t " Elotototl " of Hernandez, also cited by Linnaevis :is a .-.vnonym o£ his MolacilU eai/aiia, does not 

 belong to this specicy. 



