Aug. 1922. Game Birds — Osgood & Conover. 35 



The five specimens taken were compared with the type oi O. s. suliae 

 and show no difference. One specimen, a female, taken at the Paramo 

 Tambor on April 19th, appears to be an immature bird, having rusty 

 tips to the flank feathers, and a wing measuring only 153 mm. 



At the Paramo Tambor these pigeons had somewhat the same 

 habits as Zenaida ruficauda ruficauda. They were never seen feeding 

 in the open fields like Zenaida, but were found in small patches of 

 bushes and trees in the clearings and along the bushy edges of the 

 woods. They were not shy. At La Azulita only two birds of this 

 species were seen. These were found sitting in some low trees in the 

 woods. In this same district O. plumbea propinqua was very common, 

 but had entirely different habits, living wholly in the tops of the high- 

 est trees. 



Local name, Llonta. 



Zenaida ruficauda ruficauda Bonaparte. 



Paramo Tambor, 5; La Azulita, i. 



The large size of these specimens (wing, 142-151) has sufficed for 

 their reference to this form which Chapman (Dist. Bird Life Col., p. 

 207) has determined as the temperate zone form of Colombia. They 

 were found in cleared or unforested regions feeding in cleared fields 

 or natural savannas and resting in small patches of brush. On the Para- 

 mo Tambor their favorite resort was a field of cultivated peas where 

 they were found feeding daily. Specimens were taken from 3000 ft. ele- 

 vation to 7000 ft. At the head of the Chama Valley near Mucuchies 

 several birds were seen at an elevation of 10,000 ft. Their occurrence 

 at La Azulita and Paramo Tambor, which are in naturally forested 

 regions, is probably due to extensive artificial clearings. 



Zenaida ruficauda vinaceo-rufa Ridgway. 



Rio Cogollo, 2. 



This form, described from Curacao and known from other islands 

 off the northern coast of Venezuela, doubtless inhabits much of the 

 adjacent mainland. We failed to see it in the vicinity of Maracaibo, 

 however, and found it only on the open savannas near the Rio Cogollo. 

 If any constant difference exists between island and mainland birds it 

 is not sufficiently evident in our specimens to warrant separation. A 

 male differs from males from Curacao in being slightly darker on 

 the back and paler on the breast. A female has the underparts darker 

 than in topotypical females. No comparison has been made with Z. r. 

 robinsotii of the Magdalena Valley. 



