﻿VENEZUELAN ORNITHOLOGY — FRIEDMANN AND SMITH 495 



This specimen has been compared with the type and paratypes of 

 phalara by the original describer and found to agree very well. It 

 extends the known range eastward for a considerable distance, bearing 

 out Wetmore's contention (Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 87, 1939, p. 

 214) that "it is probable that this race extends across the northern 

 llanos." 



This woodhewer was abundant in the dry woods around both 

 Cantaura and Caicara, often seen in pairs and threes. It was also 

 present commonly in the edge growths, but it was rarely seen in the 

 deep wet woods and was absent in the lowland seasonal forest at 

 Caicara. It was recorded in every month of the year except Septem- 

 ber and October. Fledglings of this species were brought to the 

 collector in April and May. In July the collector saw one of these 

 woodhewers carrying food in its bill, and it was apparently about to 

 feed the young. He was surprised by this action and took special 

 note of it, as he had thought the species might feed its young by 

 regurgitation. 



The call was a series of loud, whistled chui's, descending the scale 

 and becoming more rapid at the end. It was also uttered by the 

 fledglings. 



No distinction was made locally between the woodhewers and the 

 woodpeckers; both were known under the general name "carpintero." 



XIPHORHYNCHUS GUTTATUS JARDINEI (Dalmas) 



Dendrornis jardinei Dalmas, M6m. Soc. Zool. France, vol. 13, 1900, p. 140 ("Cote 

 de Paria" = vicinity of Cumand, Bermudez). 



SPECIMEN COLLECTED 



Icf, Caicara, November 4, 1947; gonads small; iris brown, bill black; remiges 

 molting, otherwise plumage fairly worn; gizzard contained insects. 



In allocating the present example to the race jardinei we agree 

 with the classification advocated recently by Phelps and Phelps 

 (Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, vol. 62, 1949, p. 113-114). 



This bird was found in deep wet woods. It was observed only once 

 (the specimen collected), in the densest part of lowland seasonal 

 forest at Caicara. 



LEPIDOCOLOPTES SOULEYETII UTTORALIS (Hartert and Goodson) 



Picolaptes albolineatus littoralis Hartekt and Goodson, Nov. Zool., vol. 24, 

 1917, p. 417 (Quebrada Seca, "Estado Bermudez," Venezuela). 



SPECIMEN COLLECTED 



1 unsexed, Cantaura, May 12, 1946; iris dark brown. 



The specimen is in worn plumage and imperfect condition, with 

 most of the mandible broken off. It has been compared with speci- 



