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presumably missed by the local showers. Likewise, over most of the 

 savanna the grass was still short by Jmie 15, being approximately 4 to 

 6 inches high in sparse, scattered bunches, although locally near 

 Caicara, Monagas, and El Tigre, Anzoategui, it had grown to about 

 a foot in height. 



We are not certain what effect this "spotty" development of vege- 

 tation has on the local breeding bird population. Some forms 

 {Icterus nigrogularis, Scardafella squammata, Columbigallina passerina) 

 appear to nest in the retarded barren portions without waiting for 



Figure 107. — Map of region In which observations and collections were made. Opposite 

 is a brief resume of the detailed description given In our previous (1950) report. 



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