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Agrees with other specimens from Ocumare de la Costa and El 

 Sombrero, farther to the west in northern Venezuela. 



HYLOPHILUS FLAVIPES ACUTICAUDA Lawrence 



Hylophilus acuticauda Lawrence, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 1865, p. 37 

 (Venezuela; Puerto La Cruz, Carabobo, suggested as restricted type locality 

 by Todd, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, vol. 42, 1929, p. 198). 



SPECIMEN COLLECTED 



1 cf (?), Cantaura, January 9, 1946; gonads not enlarged; iris brown; tarsi 

 and toes bluish. 



The specimen collected agrees with a series from Soledad and Ciudad 

 Bolivar. 



This small vireo was common at the edge of the dry woods around 

 Cantaura. It was not recorded from Caicara, possibly having been 

 overlooked by the collector. The bird was heard to utter two differ- 

 ent call notes, a high seeeep and a soft chick-chick. At Cantaura it 

 was recorded in January, March, and December. 



Family COEREBIDAE: Honeycreepers 



CYANERPES CYANEUS CYANEUS (Linnaeus) 



Certhia cyanea Linnaeus, Systema naturae, ed. 12, vol. 1, 1766, p. 188 (based on 

 "The Black and Blue Creeper" Edwards, Gleanings of natural history, vol. 2, 

 p. 114, pi. 264, Surinam). 



SPECIMEN COLLECTED 



1 unsexed (cf by plumage), Mundo Nuevo near San Antonio de Maturin, 

 Monagas, February 1946. 



The only example collected is in a rather disarranged condition but 

 is obviously an adult male as far as its plumage may be taken as a 

 criterion. The example was presented to the collector by Pedro 

 Montes. The species was not present around Cantaura or at Caicara. 



COEREBA FLAVEOLA LUTEOLA (Cabanis) 



Certhiola luteola Cabanis, Museum Heineanum, vol. 1, 1851, p. 96 (Puerto Cabello 

 [?], Venezuela). 



specimen collected 



Icf, Cantaura, April 15, 1945; gonads greatly enlarged; iris dark brown; 

 plumage somewhat worn. 



The present specimen agrees with others examined. It has the 

 white alar speculum well developed. 



The Caribbean bananaquit occurs in northern Venezuela south to 

 the Orinoco Valley. It was common locally at the edge of the woods 

 both at Cantaura and at Caicara and was recorded during every 

 month of the year. It was observed building its little ovenlike grass 



