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shores of the Cienaga Grande (at least on the upper part, where the 

 water is fresher), as well as along the lower reaches of the large 

 streams flowing into the Cienaga. 



Family PLATALEIM). Spoonbills. 



17. Ajaia ajaja (Linnaeus). 



Two specimens : Neguange and Punto Caiman. 



A flock of about fifteen Roseate Spoonbills was repeatedly seen 

 along the beach at Punto Caiman in September, 1913, one of which 

 was secured. It is fairly common in the region of the Cienaga 

 Grande. Mr. Smith sent in a single specimen from Neguange, dated 

 November 2, 1899. One was seen flying over at Rio Hacha in July, 

 1920. 



Family THRESKIORNITHID^. Ibises. 



18. Theristicus caudatus (Boddaert). 



On all the extensive savannas around Camperucho, often at the very 

 roadside, many small bands of this handsome ibis were encountered by 

 the junior author on the occasion of his visit to this locality in early 

 August, 1920. They appeared to be feeding on the grasshoppers arid 

 other insects so abundant there. Although no specimens were actually 

 taken, there can be no reasonable doubt of the identification under the 

 circumstances. This is the first record of the occurrence of the pres- 

 ent species in the Santa Marta region. 



19. Phimosus berlepschi Hellmayr. 



Eight specimens : Fundacion. 



Our only specimen of this form from the Orinoco region of Vene- 

 zuela (the type-locality) is unfortunately immature; it is precisely 

 similar to No. 42,913 of the above series. Only two of the series are 

 fully mature birds, fitting the description as it stands; the others are in 

 various stages of immaturity, ranging down to young birds covered 

 with black down, but with the face bare even at this early age, and the 

 new feathers of the wings, tail, and back just sprouting. 



A colony of perhaps twenty pairs of this ibis was discovered in the 

 marsh at Fundacion. Here they remain through the year, feeding in 

 the surrounding pasture-lands as well as in the marsh itself, and 

 building their nests in the small stunted trees within the matted growth 



