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ton, XII, 1898, 143 ("Santa Marta"). — Allen, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist.. 

 XIII, 1900, 178 (Bonda, Las Nubes, and Onaca). — Allen, Auk, XVII, 1900, 

 367 (Bonda, Onaca, and Minca). — Cooke, Bull. Biol. Survey, No. 18, 1904, 

 18 (Santa Marta localities and references). 



Additional records: La Concepcion (Brown). 



Eleven specimens: Las Nubes, Cincinnati, Dibulla, Don Diego, 

 Pueblo Viejo, and Chirua. 



A common winter resident wherever there is forest, ranging from 

 sea-level up to 5,000 feet, but most numerous between 1,000 and 4,000 

 feet. It was recorded by Mr. Smith at the remarkably early date of 

 August 21. The latest spring date on which specimens were secured 

 by the writer was March 12, at which time the birds were already 

 in perfect spring plumage. It seems to be rather solitary in its habits, 

 and Simons, who secured specimens at Minca, mentions that it is 

 " found amongst high trees." 



Family CCEREBID^E. Honey-Creepers. 



438. Coereba luteola luteola (Cabanis). 



Certhiola luteola Salvin and Godman, Ibis, 1880, 119 (Santa Marta; habits). 

 Sclater, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., XI, 1886, 40 (Santa Marta and Valle de 

 Upar). 



Coereba luteola Bangs, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, XII, 1898, 143 (" Santa 

 Marta"). — Allen, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., XIII, 1900, 173 (Cacagualito, 

 Santa Marta, and Cienaga). — Ridgway, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., No. 50, II, 

 1902, 406 ("Santa Marta"; meas.). — Lowe, Ibis, 1907, 565 (Santa Marta; 

 crit.). 



Additional records: La Concepcion, Chirua (Brown); Tucurinca 

 (Carriker). 



Thirty-one specimens: Santa Marta, Cacagualito, Bonda, Mamatoco, 

 Las Vegas, Fundacion, Punto Caiman, Don Diego, and Rio Hacha. 



As in other species of this genus, in juvenal dress the throat and 

 superciliaries are yellow-tinged, as shown by several birds collected 

 in May and June. In the next stage of plumage the upper parts are 

 much browner. The series shows much variation in the depth of the 

 yellow below, and in the size of the white wing-spot. Compared with 

 a good series from Trinidad and northern Venezuela, no differences 

 are observable when specimens of the same sex and condition of plu- 

 mage are viewed side by side, and there certainly exists no reason 

 whatever for regarding them as representing distinct forms, as claimed 



