﻿VENEZUELAN ORNITHOLOGY — FRIEDMANN AND SMITH 461 



Venezuela. Wetmore (Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 87, 1939, p. 193) 

 observed them daily near Ocumare do la Costa in the last week of 

 October. Holt obtained one at Soledad, November 29 (Friedmann, 

 Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 97, 1948, p. 397). 



The greater yellowlegs was a conspicuous migrant at the savanna 

 ponds. It was recorded within the study area during March and 

 April, and July through November, at times in flocks of up to 25 

 individuals. 



Local name, "tingiiln." 



TRINGA SOUTARIA CINNAMOMEA (Brewster) 



Totanus solitarius cinnamomeus Brewster, Auk, vol. 7, 1890, p. 377 (San Jos6 

 del Cabo, Lower California). 



SPECIMEN COLLECTED 



1 cT, Caicara, September 8, 1947; gonads small; plumage extremely abraded. 



This specimen, with a wing length of 130 mm., and with very little 

 white spotting on the upperparts, is best referred to the race cin- 

 namomea. Both subspecies of the solitary sandpiper pass through 

 Venezuela on migration. Wetmore (Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 87, 

 1939, p. 193) obtained an example of the nominate form near Ocumare 

 de la Costa on October 29. 



The North American migrant most often seen within the study area 

 was probably the solitary sandpiper. While it prefers bodies of 

 water near the woods, it was also often encountered on the open 

 savanna. It was recorded from January through May and July 

 through October. 



The occurrence of such a considerable number of stragglers within 

 the study area during the boreal summer, not only of this species but 

 also of other sandpipers, is noteworthy, particularly when one con- 

 siders the almost complete absence in the Northeastern United States 

 of stragglers of those species that breed in northern Canada. 



Local name, "tingtiin." 



ACTITIS MACULARIA (Linnaeus) 



Tringa macularia Linnaeus, Systema naturae, ed. 12, vol. 1, 1766, p. 249 

 (Pennsylvania) . 



SPECIMEN COLLECTED 



1 9 , Cantaura,Septemberl,1947;gonadsverysmall;irisbrown;gizzard contained 

 small insects, mostly Coleoptera; bird thin but with small areas of fat on abdomen; 

 plumage very worn. 



The spotted sandpiper is only a migrant in Venezuela, other records 

 being Independencia, October 23-31, and Rio Guarico near El Som- 

 brero, November 19 (Wetmore, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 87, 1939, 

 p. 193). 



