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The call note vfas a short, harsh chrrt. 

 Local name, "martin pescador." 



CHLOROCERYLE AMERICANA AMERICANA (Gmelin) 



Alcedo americana Gmelin, Systema naturae, vol. 1, 1788, p. 451 (Cayenne). 



SPECIMEN COLLECTED 



1 9 , unsexed, Cantaura, March 1, 1946, August 17, 1947; gonads not enlarged 

 in March bird (no comment on label of August specimen); iris brown or black; 

 gizzard contained remains of small fish. 



Both specimens are in somewhat abraded plumage, the March bird 

 more so than the August one. 



This small kingfisher was present, but not common, about streams 

 and ponds in the woodland or edge both around Cantaura and Caicara. 

 It was recorded during March, April, May, September, and December. 

 The collector did not find it at the savanna lagoons, although those 

 bodies of water contained enough animal life to support small flocks of 

 herons and spoonbills. 



The specimen collected was not heard uttering a call note; however, 

 others that the collector believes were all this species and not Chloro- 

 ceryle amazona had two distinct notes, a sharp click and a short 

 chrrupy which was uttered while flying. 



Both of the present species and the larger Megaceryle torguata are 

 known locally by the name "martin pescador." 



Family GALBULIDAE: Jacamars 



GALBULA RUFICAUDA RUFICAUDA CuTier 



Galbula ruficauda Cuvier, Rfegne animal, vol. 1, 1817, p. 420 ("La Guyana"; 

 Cayenne) . 



SPECIMEN COLLECTED 



1 9) Caicara, December 15, 1945; gonads slightly enlarged; iris brown, feet 

 yellow-green; soles dull yellow. 



This jacamar was encountered singly in the wet woods around 

 Caicara, where it was a common bird. It was observed once at 

 Cantaura in March. At Caicara it was noted in March, April, July, 

 November, and December. 



The bu'd has a variety of calls, generally composed of short clear 

 notes given in succession and running up or down the scale. 



In the collector's field catalog this bird is noted as the "jilguero." 

 Though this is its local native name, "jilguero" is usually used for 

 small finches in Spanish-speaking countries. 



Family BUCCONIDAE: PufFbirds 



HYPNELUS BICINCTUSIBICINCTUS (Gould) 



Tamatia hicinda Gould, Proc. Zool. Soc.f London, 1836 (1837), pt. 4, p. 80 

 (Cayenne ? = Venezuela) . 



