Vol. XII, pp. 131-144 June 3, 1898 



PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON 



ON SOME BIRDS FROM SANTA MARTA, COLOMBIA 



BY OUTRAM BANGS 



Mr. W. W. Brown, Jr., who is collecting in the Santa Marta 

 region of Colombia for the Bangs Collection, sent a short time 

 ago nearly seven hundred beautifully made bird skins as the re- 

 sult of his first two months' work — from middle of Dec, 1897, 

 to middle of Feb., 1898. These birds were all taken within fif- 

 teen miles of Santa Marta and at elevations ranging from 500 to 

 nearly 6000 feet, the larger part, however, being from the low- 

 lands. Mr. Brown has not yet visited any of the higher moun- 

 tains. I have thought it best to publish briefly on the collections 

 as they come in, describing the forms which appear to be new 

 and giving mere lists of the better known species. These prelim- 

 inary notices may he followed by a more elaborate paper when 

 the whole region of the Santa Marta Mountains has been cov- 

 ered. 



I am much indebted to the unfailing kindness of Mr. Robert 

 Ridgway and Dr. Chas. W. Richmond in helping me identify 

 the birds and allowing me to work in the National Museum and 

 make comparisons with the material in that collection. 



A series of the birds has been presented to the United States 

 National Museum ; the rest of the collection, including the types 

 of the new forms, remain in the Bangs collection. 



(Note. — All measurements are in millimeters.) 



Crypturus columbianus Salvad. 



1 specimen. At the time the British Museum Catalogue appeared this 

 bird was known by the type specimen alone. The one example so far 

 sent agrees exactly with the description of the species. 



30— Biol. Soc. Wash., Vor,. XII, 1898 (131) 



