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basal entting edge from line above nostril and extending half way to tip olive- 

 yellow, mandible deep clirome-yellow, extreme tip blackish : evelids lemon-yellow." 

 (Nos. 8453, 12505 ('herrie coll.) 



326. Coccyzus melacoryphus Vieill. 



Coccyzm mehiforyphus Vieill., .Voijr. l);,i. VIII. (IS17) p. ■!"{ (ex Azjira-Far.aguay). 



Qniribana de Caicara : ? ad. 2n. iv. '98. " Iris seal ; feet slate-grey ; bill 

 black." (No. 10803 Cherrie coll.) 



327. Coccyzus pumilus Strickl. 



diKci/ziis pumllus Strickl., Cuulr. Oni. 1852 p. 28, PI. LXXXII (Trinidad). 



Qniribana de Caicara : (? ad. 29. iv. '98. 



" Iris carmine ; feet slate ; bill black ; evelids carmine." (No. 10881 Cherrie 

 coll.) 



328. Piaya melanogastra (Vieill.). 



Cuculus ineJanngriMer Vieill., Nour. J l„t. VIII. (1H17) p. 23G (Java, errore !— We substitute 

 Cayenne). 



Snapnre: "??" 21. ii. '99. "Iris darker red; feet greyish black; bill red, 

 violet near base ; naked skin round eyes lighter bine-grey ; a i)atch of light 

 yellowish orange jnst below the eye " (Klages). 



329. Piaya cayana guianensis (Cab. & Heine). 



Curulus ciii/aiius Linn., Si/sl. Xut. Ed. XII. 1 (17(!()) p. 170 (ex Bri^.«.— Cayenne). 

 Pi/rrlwcony.c guianensis Cab. & Heine, M,(«. IIpIh. IV. (18G2) p. 85 (tjp. e.\ Ouiana, sc. Brit. 

 Guiana). 



Altagracia: 6 d 15. i. '98, 17. .\ii. ; ? ? 30. \\. '97, 15. i., 13. ii. '9.s. 



Caicara : J <? 3. iii., 16, 26. ii., Si 4. 12. iii., 15. 28. ii., 9. vi. '98. 



Cindad Bolivar : SS 10. xii., 22. vii. '98 (Klages). 



Snapnre, Caura : SS 13. iii., 16. v. '99 (Klages). 



La Pricion, Caura : Si 15, l.s. xii. 1900, 17. ii. 19i)l (E. Andre). 



" Iris dark lake-red ; skin abont eye carmine : feet phimbeous ; liill citron- 

 yellow, more apjile-green at base." 



(Nos. 8931, 9255, 9714,9984, 10079, 10099, 10275, 10302, 10372, 10400, 10470, 

 10949 Cherrie coll.) 



As far as we can see from Cabanis' and Heine's description, the Orinoco birds 

 agree best with those from Brit. (Guiana {gtiiarifimis Cab. A', Heine), but this form 

 is ])erha])s not much diiferent from true caijana of ('ayeune. 



330. Piaya rutila (111.). 



tmnlas ruOlus lUig., Ahh. U,d. A/.: IIV.w. 1M12 p. 224 (e.x fim. C. ni,/:i,mx var. ^ (and y errore !) ex 

 Brisson : Cayenne). 



Caicara : c? <? 27. x., 7. vi. ; ? 21. x. '98. 



Altagracia : ? 3. i. '98. 



Qniribana de Caicara : i 16, 28. iv. '98. 



Maipures : ? 31. .xii. '98. 



"Iris vermilion ; feet dusky ]ilnmlioous olive ; bill snli]bur-yellow." 



(Nos. 9494, 10752, 10918, l(l!)l<.), 11249, 11266, 1 1669 Clierrie coll.) 



Ruapure : ? 25. x. 1900. 



Temblador, Caura Valley : i 25. ix. 1900 (Klages). 



La Pricion -.6 1. ii., ? ¥ 4, 15. ii. 1901 (E. Andru). 



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