328 Mr. C. W. Wyatt on the 



, QQ. Hedymeles ludovicianus. 



Common in tlie wood at Herradura. The specimens we 

 obtained were in bad plumage. The breeding-season was appa- 

 rently just over when we got there, at the beginning of February. 



67. Spermophila minuta. 

 Ocana, Paturia. 



68. Spermophila gutturalis. 



Common near the stream at Ocana. We met with it in great 

 numbers feeding with its congener S. minuta on the seeds of 

 some low bushes. The male only has the black throat. 



69. VOLATINIA JACARINA. 



Ocana and Bucaramauga. 

 ' 70. Phonipara pusilla. 



We only met with this bird in the neighbourhood of Bucara- 

 manga. The orange patch on the forehead makes it a con- 

 spicuous species. 



71. Phrygilus unicolor. 



A bird of the high regions. We only found it on the paramo 

 above Vetas. Altitude 10,000-11,000 feet. 



72. ZONOTRICHIA PILEATA. 



The range of this species seems to be from 7000 to about 

 9000 feet. We shot it at Cachiri, and on the Pamplona road. 



' 73. EUSPIZA AMERICANA. 



Occurs, but not commonly, near Ocana. 



74. Chrysomitris columbiana. 

 Ocaiia. 



75. Chrysomitris xanthogastra. Du Bus. 



Met with in small flocks near Canuto, and in the Cocuta val- 

 ley. Altitude 5000-6000 feet. 

 7Q. Sycalis brasiliensis. 

 Santa Marta. Common in the Mimosa thicket. 



' 77. OSTINOPS CRISTATUS. 



Not uncommon in the lower mountain-districts. We found 

 them nesting when we first arrived in the country ; and the pro- 

 cess was still going on when we left. They breed m colonies. 



