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SPECIMEN COLLECTED 



1 9 , Cantaura, January 8, 1945; gonads slightly enlarged; iris light brown, 

 tarsi and toes bluish black; plumage somewhat worn. 



The specimen agrees closely with a long series of Venezuelan 

 examples. 



This little flat-billed flycatcher was fairly common in the dry woods 

 and edge around Cantaura. Though it was not observed in the vicin- 

 ity of Caicara, it is probable that it was simply overlooked by the col- 

 lector. An example taken in May (not preserved) proved to be a male 

 with the gonads greatly enlarged. 



TODIROSTRUM CINEREUM CINEREUM (Linnaeus) 



Todus cinerus Linnaeus, Systema naturae, ed. 12, vol. 1, 1766, p. 178 (based on 

 "The Grey and Yellow Flycatcher" Edwards, Gleanings of natural history, 

 vol. 2, p. 110, pi. 262; Surinam). 



SPECIMENS COLLECTED 



1 cf , 1 9 , Cantaura, February 2, 1945, and March 17, 1946; gonads not enlarged 

 in February 9 , slightly so in March c^; iris white in d^, pale yellow in 9 , feet 

 black, maxilla black, mandible light pinkish in 9 , apparently terminally dusky 

 in c? ; plumage fairly fresh. 



The tody flycatcher was common locally at the edge of the wet and 

 dry woods, both at Cantaura and Caicara, January to May, and 

 November. In life it was not very flycatcherlike. Instead of hunting 

 from a favorite perch it chased insects much in the manner of a lively 

 warbler. 



The bird's caU note was a sharp chip. It also had a brief song that 

 might be written as a series of about six zseet notes, each note a Uttle 

 shorter and higher than the preceding one. 



EUSCARTHMORNIS MARGARITACEIVENTER IMPIGER (Sclater and Salvin) 



Euscarthmus impiger Sclater and Salvin, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1868, p. 171, 

 pi. 13, fig. 1 (Caracas). 



SPECIMEN COLLECTED 



1, unsexed, Cantaura, January 19, 1948; iris very pale yellow, bill and feet dull 

 brown; plumage fairly fresh. 



The example was taken in the deciduous seasonal woods-edge habi- 

 tat. It was the only time the collector saw an example of this bird. 



ATALOTRICCUS PILARIS VENEZUELENSIS Ridgway 



Atalotriccus pilaris venezuelensis Ridgwat, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, vol. 19, 

 1906, p. 115 (San Antonio, Bermudez, Venezuela). 



SPECIMEN COLLECTED 



Icf, Cantaura, June 15, 1947; gonads enlarged; iris pale yellow; gizzard con- 

 tained insects; plumage worn. 



The example taken was found in the deciduous seasonal woods- 

 edge habitat. 



