132 Annals of the Carnegie Museum. 



Rio Fundacion by the writer, and must occur in the Cienaga Grande 

 also. 



Family PHALACROCORACID^. Cormorants. 



2. Phalacrocorax vigua vigua (Vieillot). 



Phalacrocorax vigua Allen, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., XIII, 1900, 124 



(Bonda). 

 Phalacrocorax vigua vigua Chapman, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., XXXVI, 



1917, 236 (Cienaga). 



Three specimens: Bonda and Trojas de Cataca. 



This cormorant is a very abundant bird on the Cienaga Grande, at 

 times ascending the various streams leading into it for a short distance, 

 or working along the coast as far as Santa Marta. Mr. Smith's col- 

 lectors secured specimens at Bonda in July and November. A few 

 were seen by the writer at Rio Hacha in July, 1920. 



Family PELECANID.F:. Pelicans. 



3. Pelecanus occidentalis Linnaeus. 



Pelecanus fuscus? Wyatt, Ibis, 1871, 115 (Cienaga). 



Pelecanus occidentalis Todd, Ann. Carnegie Mus., X, 1916, 173 ( [Santa Marta 

 region], Colombia). 



One specimen : Buritaca. 



The Brown Pelican is common all along the coast from Rio Hacha 

 clear around to the Cienaga Grande. It appears to be most abundant, 

 however, along the stretch of coast between Gaira and the Cienaga 

 Grande. Although it may on occasion enter the latter, the writer can- 

 not recall ever having seen it there, but always outside at sea. It has 

 been seen roosting in the trees along the coast near Donjaca, and even 

 along the railroad, often remaining while trains were passing. Its 

 breeding grounds in this region are not known, but probably they are 

 on some retired stretch of coast between the town of Cienaga and the 

 mouth of the Magdalena River. 



Family ARDEID^. Herons. 



4. Ixobrychus erythromelas (Vieillot). 

 Two specimens : Fundacion. 



An adult and an immature female were taken in the marsh at Funda- 

 cion on October 13 and 14, 191 5, and two other individuals were seen. 



