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and 16.5 X 12.5 mm. They are white with brown markings vary- 

 ing in color from a Hght hazel to a dark chestnut. In two of the 

 eggs the markings consisting of small specks and dots are quite 

 uniformly and thickly distributed over the entire surface of the egg ; , 

 in the third egg of the set the markings are much fewer in number, 

 average much larger in size, and are thickly massed about the larger 

 end. 



Tanagra olivacea olivacea (Desmarest). 

 Euphonia triiiifatis Strickl., Contr. Orn. 1851. p. y2; Berlepsch & 



Hartert. p. 17. 



Reported from Nicare, on the Caura River by Berlepsch and 

 Hartert. 



Tanagra violacea (Linnaeus). 

 Fringilla violacea L., Syst. Nat. ed. lo. I. 1758. p. 182. 

 Euphonia violacea Berlepsch & Hartert, p. 18. 



Specimens collected on the Caura River at Saupure, La Pricion 

 and La LInion were sent to the Tring Museum by Andre and by 

 Klages. 



In the American Museum are Klages specimens collected on the 

 Caura River at El Llagual in March, Suapure in April, Maripa in 

 May and at La Union in October. 



Tanagra melanura (Sclater). 

 Euphonia melanura Scl., Contr. Orn. 1851. p. 86; Berlepsch & Hartert, 

 p. 18. 



Two specimens, male and female, taken at Maipures, December 

 17, 1898. 



Tanagra rufiventris Vieillot. 

 Tanagra rufiventris Vieill., Nouv. Diet. XXXIII. 1819. p. 426. 

 Euphonia rufiventris Berlepsch & Hartert, p. 18. 



Collected about Manduapo in February, 1899. Not common. 



Tanagra chrysopasta (Sclater & Salvin). 

 Etiphonia chrysopasta Scl. & Salv., P. Z. S. 1869. p. 438; Berlepsch & 

 Hartert, p. 18. 



This was the common form of Tanagra above the falls of the 

 river while T. trinitatis was the common species along the middle part 

 of the river 



