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Mus., XV, 1890, 148 (San Sebastian). — Bangs, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washing- 

 ton, XIII, 1899, 100 (La Concepcion). — Allen, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 

 XIII, 1900, 156 (Valparaiso, El Libano. Las Nubes, and San Lorenzo). 



Picolaptes lacrymiger sanctcc-marthcc Chapman, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 

 XXXI, 1912, 150 (Valparaiso; orig. descr. ; type in coll. Am. Mus. Nat. 

 Hist.); XXXVI, 1917, 423, in text (crit.). — Apolinar Maria, Bol. Soc. 

 Cien. Nat. Inst. La Salle, II, 1914, 245 (ref. orig. descr.). 



Thripobrotus lacrymiger saiicta-marta: Chapman, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash- 

 ington, XXXII, 1919, 262, in text (crit.). 



Twenty-seven specimens : Las Nubes, Cincinnati, Las Taguas, Las 

 Vegas, San Lorenzo, Pueblo Viejo, Cerro de Caracas, Chirua, and 

 Heights of Chirua. 



The characters to which Dr. Chapman calls attention hold good in 

 the above series upon comparison with another from the interior of 

 Colombia, the broader striping below, upon a paler ground, being a 

 fairly constant if not a very conspicuous feature. Seasonal variation 

 is much less than would be expected. 



This is essentially a species of the Subtropical Zone, although des- 

 cending sometimes to the upper part of the Tropical. It is found only 

 in the heavy forest where such exists between 3,000 and 7,000 feet. It 

 is rare below 4,000 feet, however, and sometimes straggles up to as high 

 as 9,coo feet. It is fairly common throughout its range under favor- 

 able conditions. 



227. Thripobrotus albolineatus (Lafresnaye). 



Sixteen specimens : Mamatoco, Fundacion, Don Diego, Tucurinca, 

 and Valencia. 



Due allowance being made for seasonal variation, we can see no dif- 

 ference between the above series and a considerable number of other 

 specimens coming from various parts of Venezuela and Colombia. Al- 

 though no specimens from the State of Cumana in the former country 

 have actually been examined, it would seem unlikely, judging from the 

 variation exhibited in our series, that a recognizable form inhabits that 

 region, as said by Messrs. Hartert and Goodson (Noz'itates Zoologies. 

 XXIV, 1917, 417). The alleged type of Dendrocolaptcs albolineatus 

 Lafresnaye in the Paris Museum was examined by Sclater, and found 

 to be identical with a specimen from Carupano, Venezuela (cf. Cata- 

 logue of the Birds in the British Museum, XV, 1890, 152). A speci- 

 men with a better claim to be Lafresnaye's type is in the collection of 



