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Colinus (Eupsychortyx) cristatus horvathi Von Madarasz. 



Rio Chama, 4; Merida, i. 



Our specimens from the Rio Chama are much lighter on the under- 

 parts than the birds from the vicinity of Maracaibo. Their backs are 

 much grayer with less rufescent tinge and their bills are much heavier. 

 Two females have the throats huffy white, heavily spotted with black. 

 However, one female of cristatus from Rio Cogollo has the throat 

 brown conspicuously streaked with black. 



In the vicinity of Merida these quail were found to inhabit the grassy 

 lower slopes of the mountains, coming down to the corn and sugar 

 cane fields to feed. On being disturbed they would immediately make 

 for the hillsides. 



Local name, Perdiz. 



Chloroenas rufina pallidicrissa Chubb. 



Rio Cogollo, 2; Encontrados, 2; Rio Aurare, 1. 



This bird was common at the mouth of the Rio Guachi, and at 

 Lagunillas, as well as on the Rio Cogollo, It was not seen in the 

 mountains and seems to be a bird of the Tropical Zone, It frequents 

 semi-wooded country, never being found in the heavy forest. On the 

 Rio Cogollo it lived about the edges of the savanna. At Lagunillas it 

 was found about clearings and was seen several times flying across 

 the lake just a few feet above the water. The lake there was over 

 a mile and a half wide, but even when taking an extended flight this 

 pigeon seems not to prefer to rise high in the air. In the evenings 

 it gathers in certain trees to roost at which time its calls are heard, 

 but it is never very noisy. 



The two specimens collected appear to be nearer C. r. pallidicrissa 

 than C. r. rufina, but might fairly be called intermediate between 

 the two. 



Chloroenas albilinea Bonaparte. 



Rio Mucujon, 3 ; Paramo Tambor, 3, 



These pigeons were found in the Andes at elevations from 7000 

 to 10,000 feet. In suitable localities they were common, but rather shy. 

 Food has a great deal to do with their abundance, and they are prob- 

 ably partially migratory in their search for it. Although arboreal and 

 spending most of their time in the heavy forest they come into the 

 clearings to feed. Near the Rio Mucujon they were found feeding in 

 a brushy pasture on a species of berry and, from what the native hun- 



