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The Brown Expedition 27 



The Smith Expedite m 36 



The University of Michigan Expedition 39 



The Ujhelyi Collections 39 



Ornithological Explorations of the Junior Author 40 



Species Described from the Santa Marta Region 49 



North American Migrants 55 



Life-Zones of the Santa Marta Region 57 



The Tropical Zone 59 



1 haracter and Extent 59 



Constituent Species 60 



Altitudinal Range 66 



Littoral, or Lower Tropical 67 



Piedmont, or Upper Tropical 69 



Faunal Affinities 70 



The Subtropical Zone 81 



Character and Extent ' 81 



Faunal Affinities 84 



Origin of the Subtropical Zone Fauna 89 



The Subtropical Fauna of the Santa Marta Region 90 



The Temperate Zone 94 



Character and Extent 94 



Faunal Affinities 95 



The Paramo Zone 99 



Character and Extent 99 



Faunal Affinities 100 



Summary and Conclusion 102 



List of Localities 106 



List of Species : . . . 13° 



Family Anhingidae. Darters 131 



Family Phalacrocoracidae. Cormorants 132 



Family Pelecanidse. Pelicans 132 



Family Ardeidae. 1 ferons 132 



Family Plataleida?. Spoonbills 139 



Family Thrcskiornithida\ Ibises 139 



Family Ciconiidae. Storks 140 



Family Vnatidx. Ducks, Geese, Swans 140 



Family Vulturidae. American Vultures 141 



Family Accipitridae. Hawks 143 



Family Falconida?. Falcons, Caracaras 157 



Family Pandionidae. Ospreys 164 



