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a savanna near Aguachica. From the birds occurring at the 

 same time in the same place, and proving to be of different 

 sexes, we took them for one species. We did not meet with 

 either of them again. 



191. Zenaida ruficauda (Bp.). 



A common species in the neighbourhood of Ocana. 



• 192. Cham^pelia passerina (Linn.). 

 Santa Marta. 



193. CHAMiEPELIA AMAZILIA (Bp.). 



Ocana ; Herradura. 



■194. Cham^pelia rufipennis, G. R. Gray. 



Common near Ocaiia and Bucai'amanga ; also occurs in the 

 valley of the Magdalena. The general coloration of the male is 

 deep chocolate; the female brown. 



195. LePTOTILA VERREAUXr, Bp. 



Ocana. Iris straw-colour. 

 ' 196. Vanellus cayennensis (Gm.). 



We met with this bird on one occasion amongst the moun- 

 tains, by the stream on the savanna of La Cruz. Altitude 

 4000 feet. At Lake Paturia it was common. Iris purple, 

 almost lilac. 



•197. HiMANTOPUS NIGRICOLLIS (Vieill.) . 

 We met with this Stilt wading about amongst the shallows 

 of a lagoon near Cienaga. 



•198. Gambetta melanoleuca (Gm.). 

 This species came under our observation once, near La Cruz. 

 •199. Tringoides macularius (Linn.). 

 By a stream, Ocana. 



• 200. PoRPHYRio martinica (Linn.). 

 Lake Paturia. 



• 201. Parra hypomel.exa, G. R. Gray. 



Occurred in small flocks, generally five or six in number, 

 amongst the water-plants in the Lake of Paturia ; occasionally, 



