404 Annals of the Carnegie Museum. 



368. Hylocichla minima aliciae (Baird). 



Tardus alicicc Bangs, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, XII, 1898, 144 (" Santa 



Marta "). 

 Hylocichla alicicr Allen, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., XIII. 1900, 183 (Bonda, 



Las Nubes, Onaca, and Valparaiso). — Allen, Auk, XVII, 1900, 367 (Bonda, 



Las Nubes, Onaca, and Valparaiso; "Santa Marta," ex Bangs). 

 Hylocichla alicicr alicicr Ridgway, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., No. 50, IV, 1907, 



59 (Bonda, etc., in range; references). 



Five specimens : Bonda, Mamatoco, and La Tigrera. 



For the change of the specific name see Bangs and Penard, Bulletin 

 Museum of Comparative Zoology, LXIII, 1919, 30. 



The Santa Marta series of this species in the collection of the 

 American Museum vary greatly in color, some being decidedly rufes- 

 cent above, others more olivaceous. No. 97,609 (Bonda, January) 

 was identified by Dr. Allen as H. ustulata swainsoni, doubtless on 

 that account, but unquestionably belongs here instead. 



A common winter visitant throughout the lowlands and foothills 

 back of Santa Marta, preferring the more open woodland and shrub- 

 bery of the semi-arid belt of this region to any other locality, although 

 seen rarely around Don Diego and Dibulla, on the north coast. It 

 seldom goes above 2,000 feet, although it has been noted, rarely, as 

 high as 4,000 feet. It is a shy and silent bird, arriving as early as 

 October 7, and remaining as late as May 3 (1913). 



369. Hylocichla ustulata swainsoni (Cabanis). 



Turdits swainsoni Salvin and Godman, Ibis, 1880, 115 (Minca; crit.). 



Hylocichla ustulata swainsoni Bangs, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, XIII, 1899, 

 107 (Chirua). — Allen, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., XIII, 1900, 182, part 

 (Bonda). — Allen. Auk, XVII, 1900, 367 (Bonda; Chirua, ex Bangs; Minca, 

 ex Salvin and Godman). 



Two specimens: Onaca and Valparaiso. 



A winter resident, apparently not common, however. Simons se- 

 cured a single specimen at Minca on January 22, 1879, and Mr. Brown 

 got another at Chirua on February 16, 1899. At least one of the 

 specimens recorded by Dr. Allen under the head of this species belongs 

 to H. minima alicice instead, as already remarked; the other example 

 has not been seen. The specimens here recorded were both received 

 from Mr. Smith; they bear dates of December 30, 1898, and March 

 24, 1899, respectively. The species occurs as far south at this season 

 as Brazil and Argentina. 



