﻿VENEZUELAN ORNITHOLOGY — FRIEDMANN AND SMITH 521 

 SPECIMEN COLLECTED 



1 d^, Cantaura, April 15, 1945; gonads very small; iris bright orange; plumage 

 rather worn. 



The specimen collected has very little buffy tone on the abdomen 

 but appears nevertheless to be of the race flavipecius in its other char- 

 acters. 



This bird was rather common in the deciduous seasonal woods 

 throughout the area during the months of March through November, 

 with a record of a single in January. There was considerable move- 

 ment during April and May, "waves" of the birds occasionally being 

 observed, with the bird abundant in places where a short time before 

 it was totally absent. It was very much more abundant late in April 

 and early in May than during the rest of the year. 



The song of the bird was unmistakable. It consisted of a rapid 

 cheeee-che-chrrrr, the first note high and accented, the second lower, 

 and the third still lower. This combination was usually repeated 

 three times, each set being lower and slightly faster than the preceding 

 one. 



Family VIREONIDAE: Vireos 



VIREO VIRESCENS VIVIDIOR HeUmayr and Seilern 



Vireo chivi vividior Hellmayb and Seilern, Verh. Orn. Ges. Bay., vol. 12, 191^, 

 p. 315 (Caparo, Trinidad). 



SPECIMEN collected 



1 &, Cantaura, April 18, 1945; gonads enlarged; iris dull red, bill and feet 

 blue-gray. 



The present example of the Caribbean vireo collected was quite fat 

 and had several large seeds and small insects in its gizzard. It was 

 found in fairly open woods, where the collector noted that its song 

 was very similar to that of the North American red-eyed vireo {Vireo 

 virescens virescens), a welcome bit of evidence for their conspecificity. 



This vireo was common in the dry woods around Cantaura, March 

 through August, and in the wet woods around Caicara, Alarch to 

 December. A marked increase in numbers around Cantaura about 

 the middle of April was noted both in 1945 and 1946, suggestive of at 

 least local movement of the species. 



HYLOPHILUS AURANTIIFRONS SATUBATUS (Hellmajr) 



Pachysylvia aurantiifrons saturate Hellmatr, Nov. Zool., vol. 13, 1906, p. 12 

 (Rinc6n de San Antonio, state of Sucre, northeastern Venezuela). 



SPEC IMEN collected 



1 9 , Caicara, November 6, 1947; gonads small; iris brown, feet pale blue-gray; 

 maxilla gray, mandible flesh color; gizzard contained insects. 



