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stood, but on the assumption that the peculiarities of Cayenne skins 

 should prove to be constant (as there is good reason to believe), it is 

 clear that Venezuelan and Colombian examples cannot well be re- 

 ferred to the typical form. Mr. Cory (Field Museum Ornithological 

 Series, I, 191 5, 296) has lately proposed the name venezuelensis for a 

 bird from Encontrados, State of Zulia, Venezuela, which is doubt- 

 less the same. In view of the fact that Bolivian specimens are in- 

 distinguishable from northern ones, however, it is entirely likely that 

 Vieillot's name chiricote, based on the bird of Paraguay, would be 

 available for this pale form. In fact, Mr. Chubb (Ibis, 1910, 65) 

 explicitly states that he has compared specimens from Paraguay with 

 others from " New Granada," and finds them identical. 26 Under such 

 circumstances we think that Vieillot's name may provisionally be 

 adopted for the form under consideration. 



This bird is found throughout the lowlands up to 1,000 feet, but is 

 confined to those parts where there is heavy forest, even although it 

 may be only a narrow strip along some stream. It is not at all abund- 

 ant in its chosen haunts, and, as usual, is exceedingly shy. 



80. Aramides axillaris Lawrence. 



Aramides axillaris Bangs, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, XIII, 1899, 92 

 (Chirua). — Allen, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., XIII, 1900, 125 (Bangs' 

 reference). — Bangs, Am.' Nat., XLI, 1907, 178 (Chirua; meas.). 



A single example of this rare wood rail was taken by Mr. Brown 

 at Chirua, March 13, 1899. It was described originally from Barran- 

 quilla, Colombia, and is known to range eastward as far as British 

 Guiana, and northward to Mexico. 



Si. Neocrex colombianus Bangs. 



Neocrex colombianus Bangs, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, XII, 1898, 171 

 (Palomina ; orig. descr. ; type now in coll. Mus. Comp. Zool. ; meas.; 

 crit). — Sharpe, Hand-List Birds, I, 1899, 106 (ref. orig. descr.; range). — ■ 

 Allen, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., XIII, 1900, 120, 125 (Bangs' reference). — 

 Brabourne and Chubb, Birds S. Am., I, 1912, 25 (ref. orig. descr.; range). 



Porzana colombiana Dubois, Syn. Avium, II, 1903, 969 (ref. orig. descr.; 

 range) . 

 This is a very distinct species, described by Mr. Bangs from a speci- 



28 Since the above was written, however, Mr. Chubb has recognized the bird 

 from Colombia as distinct (Ibis, 1919, 53), but we are unable to follow him 

 in this so far as Santa Marta specimens are concerned. 



